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Vacheron Constantin – Appointments effective as of April 1st 2017

Vacheron Constantin – Appointments effective as of April 1st 2017 Vacheron Constantin is delighted to announce the appointments of #juancarlostorres as non-executive President, and of #louisferla as CEO. They will be assuming their respective duties on April 1st 2017. #juancarlostorres joined Vacheron Constantin in 1981 and has been CEO since 2005. He will be stepping down from operational management to take up his new responsibilities as non-executive President on March 31st 2017. #johannrupert, Richemont Executive Chairman, says: “Juan Carlos Torres has been a guiding force for Vacheron Constantin since our acquisition of the Maison. He has been responsible for its significant development. I thank him for his efforts over his long and successful career at the Maison.” #louisferla, the current Managing Director Sales & Marketing at Vacheron Constantin, will be taking up his post as CEO on April 1st 2017: “It’s an honour for me to lead Vacheron Constantin, a Maison whose expertise has been passed on from generation to generation since 1755. This transition side by side with #juancarlostorres will enable us to perpetuate the spirit of #excellence that drives our Manufacture.” #juancarlostorres: “I’m thrilled to be handing the reins to #louisferla, and I wish him as much joy as I have experienced over these 36 years within the Manufacture. Louis will be actively upholding and promoting the values of our Maison, that we have been defending for almost three centuries.” About #louisferla A Frenchman with a Swiss wife and two children, #louisferla has spent 17 years in Asia, mainly China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as four years in the Middle East. He began his career in the Richemont group in 2001, where he successively served Alfred Dunhill as Area Sales Manager in Hong Kong and General Manager in Taiwan. In 2006, he was appointed General Manager Taiwan for Cartier International, before taking charge of the Middle East region and India as Regional Director, and becoming CEO for China. In 2015, he served as International Business & Client Development Director of Cartier International, before joining Vacheron Constantin. #louisferla is a graduate of the École supérieure de commerce et development 3A in Lyon, and of the National Taiwan University in Taipei. About Vacheron Constantin Founded in Geneva in 1755, the Maison Vacheron Constantin is the world’s oldest continuously operating watch manufacturer. In addition to its headquarters and its manufacturing facility in Plan-les-Ouates/Geneva, it has a watch component production unit in the Vallée de Joux. For more than 260 years, each timepiece embodies the quest for #excellence and the values cherished by Vacheron Constantin, the loyal custodian of unique technical expertise and creativity. All the current watches meet the highest Fine Watchmaking criteria of precision, reliability, aesthetics and craftsmanship. The Maison is also dedicated to safeguarding and passing on the artistic crafts associated with Fine Watchmaking. Its workshops dedicated to historical and complicated watches guarantee the sustainability of each of its watches made since 1755, whether for repairs or restoration.