Richemont is pleased to announce the appointment, by the end of this calendar year, of Stanislas de Quercize as the Chief Executive Officer of Cartier to succeed Bernard Fornas, who reached the age of 65 earlier this month. Bernard Fornas will continue to have a senior management role within the group, working closely with Johann Rupert and Richard Lepeu. He will remain as a member of Richemont’s Group Management Committee.
Stanislas de Quercize is currently Chief Executive Officer of Van Cleef & Arpels and will continue in that role until he assumes his new position. Since 1989, he has had an extensive career within the group, having worked with Montblanc, Alfred Dunhill, Cartier - where he rose to be President of Cartier Inc in the United States – and, since 2005, Van Cleef & Arpels. He will be succeeded as CEO of Van Cleef & Arpels by Nicolas Bos, currently Creative Director of Van Cleef & Arpels and Chief Executive of Van Cleef & Arpels North America.
March 26, 2012