Stanislas de Quercize Appointed by Richemont to Head Cartier

The CEO of Richemont subsidiary Van Cleef & Arpels Stanislas de Quercize will be replacing Bernard Fornas as chief executive of theCartier. Fornas is scheduled to retire at the end of the year.

Cartier is the largest luxury brand owned by Richemont, which is expanding into emerging markets including Brazil and China. Other brands owned by Richemont include Vacheron Constantin, IWC, and Montblanc.

De Quercize is known for this rapid success with the Van Cleef & Arpels brand, which had been losing money for Richemont. Since his operating of the brand, Van Cleef & Arpels has become profitable and is growing its reputation among high-end jewelry buyers. Richemont hopes to use De Quercize’s expertise to further Cartier’s profitability and reputation.

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Seth Semilof co-founded Haute Living and, with business partner Kamal Hotchandani, launched Haute Time, the brands' luxury timepiece site. His love of watches began with the TAG Heuer he received for his Bar Mitzvah and has never let up. Through Haute Time he has been honored to visit the greatest watch manufactures in the world and meet the master watchmakers behind them. He and Hotchandani curate the site personally, hand-selecting every story that goes live, and Semilof spotlights the most sought-after brands through his interviews with their CEOs and presidents.