Cristina D’Agostino

The 2023 Cartier Women’s Initiative (CWI) gathered 32 female entrepreneurs from five continents last May in Paris, among many celebrities, including Amal Clooney and Mélanie Laurent, and many businesswomen in the CWI community. According to the fellows, driving systemic change is crucial for creating impact.

From August 2023, Ilaria Resta will join Audemars Piguet to take over the reins of the watch brand gradually. She will replace François-Henry Bennahmias in January 2024.

Hermès watchmaking has known a much-envied growth for several years, just like all the crafts of the group. Guillaume de Seynes, general manager of the Hermès Maison and member of the founding family, explains the reasons for the success, which has been long awaited. Today, he announces a significant extension of the watchmaking manufacture in Noirmont, Switzerland.

According to the Montreux Jazz Festival (MJF) director, artistic and client experiences, rather than capacity, must be increased. Exporting the festival, increasing the MJF brand and cultivating emerging talent are also part of the equation.

Leading its readers on another journey to news: that’s the ambition of the new podcast series launched by Luxury Tribune. Entitled “Reloading Luxury”, episodes are designed as immersive news stories to explore the reality of those who shape luxury.

On Wednesday, 19 April, the L’Oréal group published its figures for the first quarter of 2023. With a +13% increase in sales at constant exchange rates, the group confirms its position as the world leader in the beauty industry.

For a year, watchmaking at Montblanc has been going through a new momentum which is confirmed this year once more with the launch of innovative collections, with competitive prices. The Netflix series “14 Peaks, Nothing is Impossible” is no stranger to this success.

Following the appointment of Ilaria Resta as the new CEO of Audemars Piguet, François-Henry Bennahmias reflects on his leadership tenure that has left an indelible mark on the brand.

The second episode of the original Reloading Luxury series produced by Luxury Tribune explores the industrial and creative forces in place at Audemars Piguet. This new podcast is a deep dive into the reality of those who secretly drive innovation at one of the most coveted luxury brands in watchmaking.

The fascination for the 80s-90s, this intense need to be provocative, to see big, go fast and strong, now mirrors the urgency of our decade. Everywhere, codes of the 21st Century take their inspiration from that freedom in art, fashion, and watchmaking. An icon of those years, the Royal Oak Offshore is now celebrating 30 years of unconventionality.

EHL recently confirmed its position as best education institution worldwide in terms of hospitality management (QS Top Universities). Markus Venzin, head of the EHL Group for a year now wants to accelerate the development of academic and business consulting activities, specifically focusing on the luxury and sustainability sectors.

Making the manufacturing base as flexible and versatile as possible is the main challenge of all the watchmaking brand executives. Cyrille Vigneron, President and CEO of Cartier has been working for five years in the optimization of all the brand’s industrial facilities. Investing in green energy is also a key strategic lever.