Tory Burch
American accessible luxury fashion brand Tory Burch has announced the appointment of Klitos Teklos as its newly created Chief Brand Officer.
In his new role, Klitos Teklos will oversee Tory Burch’s global brand strategy, supporting the company’s long-term growth by aligning brand vision across all channels and markets while deepening customer engagement. He will be responsible for global visual merchandising, social media, and global marketing teams, reporting jointly to Executive Chairman and Chief Creative Officer Tory Burch and Chief Executive Officer Pierre-Yves Roussel. He will also work closely with Senior Creative Director Honor Brodie.
In 2023, Klitos Teklos founded Tēklos, an integrated brand architecture consultancy, whose clients include Brazilian body care brand Sol de Janeiro and high-end fashion label The Row. More recently, he led overall creative direction and brand development for Gap Inc.’s beauty line. Previously, he held executive roles at Sol de Janeiro, Estée Lauder Companies, and Air Paris. Klitos Teklos is a graduate of Pratt Institute in New York.
London Diamond Bourse
The London Diamond Bourse (LDB) has appointed Charlotte Rose as President.
LDB stated that she is the first woman to hold the position in its history, and notably, also the first female president across all diamond bourses globally.
Charlotte Rose succeeds David Troostwyk, who will transition to the role of Vice President.
A third-generation jeweller, Charlotte Rose is the founder and director of Solomons & Rose Ltd, a jewellery company located in Hatton Garden, London’s historic diamond trading district. She is also the founder and director of the London-based Furlong Auction House. Since 2023, she has served on the LDB Council of Management, having previously held the role of Vice President.
The London Diamond Bourse also announced two additional appointments:
- Wolf Rabstein has been elected Treasurer
- Paul Koppelman will continue as Secretary
Newly appointed and re-elected council members include Lewis Malka, Howard Levine, Kathy Chappell, Anna Rogers, and Shadi Jin-Ziabee.
Gemfields
Colored gemstone mining and marketing company Gemfields has announced that Sean Gilbertson will step down as Chief Executive Officer and Director, effective July 15.
Current Chief Financial Officer David Lovett (pictured below) has been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer while retaining his CFO responsibilities, ensuring continuity during the leadership transition.
David Lovett has served as CFO of Gemfields for eight years. With the support of the Nomination Committee, the Board has initiated the process to identify a permanent CEO successor. Non-Executive Chairman Bruce Cleaver will also take on a more active role during the transition to support the management team.
De Bethune
Swiss watchmaker De Bethune has appointed Antoine Pin as Chief Executive Officer.
In his new role, Antoine Pin will work closely with co-founder and Interim CEO Denis Flageollet to “drive the brand’s growth and build a sustainable development framework.”
Antoine Pin previously served as CEO of TAG Heuer, the Swiss luxury watch brand under LVMH, stepping down in January this year. Prior to that, he led the watch division at BVLGARI. Earlier in his career, he worked at Zenith, initially as International Marketing Director before taking on responsibilities across multiple overseas markets, including the UK, Japan, and South Korea.
Antoine Pin graduated from HEC Paris and began his career at TAG Heuer in 1994, before the brand was acquired by LVMH. After leaving TAG Heuer, he joined Boucheron, at a time when the brand had just become part of Kering.
De Bethune was founded in 2002 by Denis Flageollet and David Zanetta. The brand takes its name from a French aristocrat of the Enlightenment era with a passion for precision watchmaking, and is headquartered in the village of L’Auberson in the Jura Mountains. David Zanetta departed the brand in 2017.
Since its founding, De Bethune has developed 31 in-house calibres and holds eight registered patents. In 2021, U.S.-based pre-owned luxury watch platform WatchBox acquired a majority stake in the brand, and was subsequently renamed The 1916 Company in 2023.
| Sources: official press releases, National Jeweler
| Image Credit: brand official websites, personal social media accounts
| Editor: Luxeplace
