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- Why Jean-Claude Biver is so much more than a successful Swiss watch
When it comes to longevity in the watchmaking industry, Jean-Claude Biver has surpassed them all. Having served his apprenticeship at Audemars Piguet in the Seventies, he rebuilt Blancpain from scratch, brought Omega and Hublot back from the brink and even planned a mission to Mars with TAG Heuer. As he eyes his next challenge, we pay tribute to one of horology’s most enduring heroes
Thursday 23 November 2017
Watchmaking icon; watch industry legend; the guru of luxury watches; the saviour of the Swiss watch industry… The most cursory online search for Jean-Claude Biver throws up a forest of superlatives. Garlanded with praise, showered with honorary degrees, eagerly sought as a keynote speaker, trusted implicitly by LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault and generally believed to be able to walk on water, Jean-Claude Biver is more than a successful Swiss watch boss, he is famous beyond the world of watches as an inspirational leader, a genuine star, a celebrity in a country that does not do celebrity.
Today, the industry maverick is a transcendental figure, the man who, within four years, transformed Hublot from a dying brand with a turnover of 25 million Swiss francs (£11.3m) to a business for which LVMH paid almost half a billion (£250m) in 2008. It took Bernard Arnault to work out that the most valuable part of his purchase was Biver and he promoted him to run the LVMH watch division, turning TAG Heuer and Zenith around.
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http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/why-jean-claude-biver-is-ahead-of-his-time
un des meilleurs articles sur lui et on voit bien qu’il savait créer le « buzz » bien avant l’ère d’internet ! On a ici l’image type de l’entrepreneur talentueux qui fourmille d’idées. Dommage qu’AP n’ait pas cru en lui en lui donnant plus de chance.
On sera ravi d’en profiter en le voyant à Paris lors du repas FAM de décembre (espérons juste que cela ne soit pas annulé comme la dernière fois)!
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