Jacques-Philippe Auriol Appointed CEO of TechnoMarine

(IDEX Online News) - Watchmaker TechnoMarine appointed veteran watch executive Jacques-Philippe Auriol as CEO, the company announced Monday.

Auriol joined Cartier in 1981. Throughout the following years, he took on diverse marketing and commercial positions in France, Italy and Canada. In 1993, he became International Marketing Director of Baume & Mercier in Switzerland, and thereafter CEO of the company. In 2002, he became COO of the Watch-making division of the Richemont Group. In 2003, he joined the Gucci Group as CEO of Gucci Group Watches.

Since 2007, Auriol has developed a consulting activity specializing in luxury goods strategy and distribution.

“We are delighted that Jacques-Philippe accepted to join TechnoMarine SA and expect his experience and know-how to highly contribute to the future success of the brand,” said Cobepa and Credit Agricole Suisse, co-owners of TechnoMarine SA.