The Plus 100: Charisma


Eight names representing as many global pillars in jewelry and luxury in general. For a powerhouse of expertise on which to find inspiration for successful business and managerial models.

Nadja Swarovski
Title Global Brand Strategy and Communication Manager
Where London
Why The first female member of Executive Board

                                    Nadia

In the past 20 years, she has driven a dynamic program of collaborations between the family company, that turns over more than €3.5 billion a year, and leading figures in design.

Jérôme Lambert
Title Chief Executive Officer Richemont Group
Where Geneva
Why He has launched expansion operations in the jewel segment and in the luxury shopping experience

At the helm of Richemont since September 2018, Jérôme Lambert signs the acquisition of the Buccellati brand and strengthens the bond with China, thanks to the landing of Net-à-Porter on the Tmall Luxury Pavilion platform.

Licia Mattioli 
Title
Vice President for Internationalization at Confindustria and Investment Attraction
Where Turin, Italy
Why System vision, able to intercept specific requests from companies, artisans and market

There’s no doubt about it. Licia Mattioli is a true leader. Her biography is brimming with impressive titles, roles and awards which makes it impossible to summarize her cursus honorum here. Just considering her latest events and what is still ongoing, here are the highlights: she is Vice President for Internationalization at Confindustria and Investment Attraction; Councilor for the European School of Management Italy, Councilor for Invitalia Global Investment and President of Exclusive Brands Turin, the luxury world’s first horizontal network which she founded in 2011. But the only role to feature on her business card is Managing Director of Mattioli Spa, her family’s jewelry brand with an exponential growth that earned her the title of “Cavaliere del Lavoro” (Recipient of the Order of Merit for Labor) in 2017. This latter recognition, awarded for her indisputable entrepreneurial achievements which resulted in the crisis hit Ditta Marchisio's return to a competitive and even appetizing company for a foreign investor and, in fact, the company was purchased by the Richmont Group in 2013. At the moment, that first step in the jewelry world means almost 400 direct and indirect jobs, to which almost 300 more can be added at Mattioli Spa, with 150 employees – a hundred or so being artisans - and induced activities. And all in Turin and province, another of Casa Mattioli's added values, a company that has proudly insisted on pursuing an entirely Made in Italy route, with no compromises.


Cyrille Vigneron
Title
President and Ceo of Cartier International
Where
Paris
Why
With the Richemont Group from 1988 to 2013, as Managing Director of Cartier Japan, President of Richemont Japan, Managing Director of Cartier Europe

                                 Vigneron

«In less than a decade, the Cartier Awards has grown from attracting 360 to nearly 3,000 applications. With a growth in both the quantity and the quality of the businesses applying, the initiative has become a transformative step in the lives of 219 women entrepreneurs in 50 countries and regions.» This is how Monsieur Vigneron describes the Cartier Women’s Initiative, an international business initiative created by the company in collaboration with the INSEAD Business School. The objective is to identify, support, and promote projects aimed at female entrepreneurs. This is one of the most complete and rewarding business competitions from an economic point of view given that it has helped create 7,000 jobs since the first edition. In 2019, there were 2,900 candidates, and finalists spent a week in San Francisco where they were given personal coaching on their business plans. Overall, 1.1 million dollars have been awarded to winners.»

Jean Christophe Babin
Title
Group Ceo Bulgari
Where
Rome
Why
In just 7 years, he was able to revolutionize the imagine of a historic brand, while respecting its strong personality

                                          Babin

 After having managed development at Tag Heuer for over ten years, he joined Bulgari in 2013, where he is the head of operations for all of the divisions – jewelry, watches, leather, fragrance, and hotel. Thanks to Babin’s vision, the brand - bought by the French giant LVMH in 2011 - expanded, strengthening markets, reaching new market segments, including Millennials and especially Gen Z's, and embracing innovation. Today the Roman brand is proof that it is possible to combine artisanal gold traditions and the latest technologies. This is demonstrated by LVMH financial statements, which in the first quarter of 2019, recorded a 9% increase in sales compared to the same period of the previous year for jewelry and watches. With a turnover of 1.046 billion euros. A division in which Bulgari divides its status in jewelry only with the French brands, Chaumet and Fred.

Nicola Bos
Title President and Ceo of Van Cleef & Arpels
Where Paris
Why His initiatives encourage a more democratic approach to what is universally considered (and is) an exclusive product

His (bold) decision to no longer be present at SIHH is due to the fact that all sales take place in the boutiques. And the second reason is that Bos created a school, L’Ecole, to promote jewelry education and passion throughout the world.

Sabina Belli 
Title Ceo of Pomellato Group, Kering Group
Where Milan
Why An example of female leadership. Her book inspires other women to cultivate courage and be exceptional

                                    Belli

From Bulgari to Christian Dior Parfums, by way of Moët Hennessy, the current Ceo of Pomellato discusses her 35-year career in the Book D Come Donna, C Come Ceo. A true manual describing how she was able to reach the top.


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