Girard-Perregaux Names Michael Margolis President

Girard-Perregaux Names Michael Margolis President

Seth Semilof
By Seth Semilof February 16, 2012

Beginning March 1, Michael Margolis will be the new president of America for Sowind, which owns the luxury Swiss watch brand Girard-Perregaux as well as the watch company JeanRichard.

Margolis will oversee the U.S. expansion strategy for Swiss watchmakers along with Sowind CEO, Michele Sofisti and managing director of Girard-Perregaux, Stefano Macaluso.

Margolis began his sales career at Crest Reprographics before moving on to Nikon.  From 1996 to 2007, Margolis worked as a moderator for TimeZone.com, it was during this time that his passion for luxury timepieces blossomed.