Replaces Cyrille Vigneron (Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Geneva, 02 Jul - The Swiss luxury goods group Richemont said that Louis Ferla, currently chief executive officer of Vacheron Constantin, will succeed Cyrille Vigneron as CEO of Cartier, effective September 1.

Vigneron, who has decided to retire after eight years at the helm of company, will assume the position of chairman of Cartier Culture & Philanthropy effective September 1 and work with Ferla to ensure a smooth transition, it added.

Ferla, a French national, joined Richemont in 2001 starting at Alfred Dunhill as area sales manager in Hong Kong and then as general manager in Taipei. In 2006 he joined Cartier, where he held various senior executive positions, namely across the Middle East, India and Africa before being appointed CEO in China. In 2015, he was promoted to the company's executive committee as international director Clients & Business. Ferla has been CEO of Vacheron Constantin since 2017.

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