Cyrille Vigneron replaces Stanislas de Quercize as Cartier CEO

Richemont has said that Stanislas de Quercize, the Chief Executive Officer of Cartier, has expressed his desire to step down from his current position and from the Group Management Committee for personal reasons. This change is effective immediately. de Quercize will remain as a Group executive, taking over the role of Chairman of Richemont France.

Succeeding de Quercize as Chief Executive Officer of Cartier will be Cyrille Vigneron, currently the President of LVMH Japan. Prior to joining the LVMH Group, Vigneron worked with Richemont from 1988 to 2013. He worked principally with Cartier, rising to become managing director of Cartier Japan, president of Richemont Japan, and finally, managing director of Cartier Europe. Vigneron will formally assume his new position on January 1, 2016.

“Stanislas de Quercize has had a superb career to date, having worked with Cartier, Montblanc and Alfred Dunhill prior to taking up positions as Chief Executive of Van Cleef & Arpels and Cartier. Cyrille Vigneron is an old colleague and a highly capable and effective leader. We welcome him back to Cartier. I look forward to a smooth transition from Stanislas to Cyrille and know that he will have the full support of Cartier management and employees,” said Johann Rupert, Chairman of Richemont.

In his capacity, Vigneron will become a member of the Group Management Committee from January 1, 2016. Thereafter, he will be nominated for election to Compagnie Financière Richemont’s Board of Directors in September 2016.