French businessman
François Delage
Nationality French Alma mater EBS
European Business School Occupation(s) Entrepreneur, former Chief Executive Officer, De Beers Jewellers Website www.delageprivateoffice.com
François Delage is a French businessman,
entrepreneur ,
investor ,
adviser , and
board member .
Career
François Delage holds a business degree in Management and Finance from the
European Business School . He began his career in finance at
Louis Vuitton , then worked at
Polychrome France and
The Walt Disney Company before rejoining Louis Vuitton as
finance director for Europe and the Middle East in 1995.
In 1999, Delage was appointed general manager for
LVMH Fashion Brands (Celine, Fendi, Loewe, Louis Vuitton) in
Micronesia (
Guam and
Saipan ), based in Guam.
In 2001, he was appointed President for the
Asia Pacific region for Louis Vuitton, based in
Hong Kong .
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[3] In February 2007, Delage was appointed CEO for
Ralph Lauren Asia Pacific.
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De Beers
Delage served as
CEO of
De Beers Jewellers from July 2009 to September 2020.
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At De Beers, Delage led the brand strategy and turnaround, opened and spearheaded the expansion into China and Greater China,
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Omnichannel .
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Under his leadership, De Beers Jewellers prioritised
diversity and inclusion , both internally and externally, in all its marketing activities. The brand was also among the first luxury brands to celebrate women, their talents, and empowerment with the precursor programme "Moments in Light".
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Delage had joined De Beers Jewellers from
Forevermark ,
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De Beers Group , where he also held the position of
CEO , and as such launched and developed the brand from late 2007.
Personal life
Delage has lived and worked in London since September 2007.
External links
References
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"Delage at LVMH, Getty images website" . gettyimages.co.Uk .
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"Delage at LVMH, Getty images website" . gettyimages.co.Uk .
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"Press Releases - Press Releases - Ralph Lauren Investor Relations" . phx.corporate-ir.net . Retrieved 2017-05-31 .
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"Ralph Lauren appoints Francois Delage, Ralph Lauren website" . ralphlauren.com .
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"De Beers Group takes complete control over De Beers Diamond Jewellers | Machinery | Mining Global" . www.miningglobal.com . Retrieved 2017-05-31 .
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"A $57.5 Million Diamond, and More Exquisite Holiday Jewels for the Person Who Has Everything" . Retrieved 2017-05-31 .
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"At De Beers, Diamonds Are An A-Lister's Best Friend" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2017-05-31 .
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"De Beers Diamond Jewellers UK | Diamond Engagement Rings, Wedding Rings & more" . www.debeers.co.uk . Retrieved 2017-05-31 .
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"De Beers Jewellers appoints Francois Delage, LVMH website" . lvmh.com .
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"De Beers appoints Francois Delage, WWD website" . wwd.com .
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"Interview Francois Delage, The Telegraph website" . wwd.com .
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"De Beers new Horizon, Lifestyle Asia website" . lifestyleasia.com .
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"De Beers new store in NYC, Diamondsnet website" . diamondsnet.com .
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"De Beers new flagship in NYC, Fashionweekly daily website" . Fashionweeklydaily.com .
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"De Beers new in-store app, Brandchannel website" . brandchannel.com .
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"Interview Francois Delage, Bloomberg website" . bloomberg.com .
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"De Beers, The Glass Magazine website" . theglassmagazine.com .
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"De Beers first store in China, WWD website" . wwd.com .
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"De Beers first store in China Beijing, Luxury Travel Magazine website" . LuxuryTravelMagazine.com .
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"De Beers second store in China, Professional jeweller website" . Professionaljewell.com .
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"De Beers China, Idexonline website" . idexonline.com .
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"De Beers High Jewellery, WWD website" . wwd.com .
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"De Beers Hong Kong, DiamondsNet website" . DiamondsNet.com .
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"De Beers new store in Hong Kong, Insideretail Asia website" . Insideretail Asia .com .
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"De Beers Haute Couture, Fashinetwork website" . ukfashionnetwork.com .
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"De Beers High Jewellery, WWD website" . wwd.com .
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"Better than jewellery, WSJ website" . wsj.com .
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"De Beers Fancy colour diamonds, FranceTV info website" . francetvinfo.com .
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"De Beers high jewellery, FranceTV info website" . francetvinfo.com .
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"De Beers strengthens e-commerce, JewelleryNet website" . JewelleryNet.com .
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"London by De Beers high jewellery collection, WWD website" . wwd.com .
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"De Beers new high jewellery collection, Newswire website" . Newswire.com .
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"De Beers strengthen E Commerce, Interview:Francois Delage, WWD website" . wwd.com .
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"De Beers new site, Diamondworld website" . diamondworld.com .
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"De Beers oracle retail, Retailtechinovationhub website" . Retailtechinovationhub.com .
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/ "De Beers Online, The Star website" . thestar.com .
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"De Beers in store experience, Retail times website" . retailtimes.co.Uk .
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"De Beers in store experience, Retail technology website" . retailtechnology.co.Uk .
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"De Beers & Oracle, Oracle WWD website" . oracle.com .
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"De Beers celebrates women, Interview:Francois Delage, LVMH website" . lvmh.com .
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"De Beers Talented Women, Interview:Francois Delage, 2luxury2 website" . 2luxury2.com .
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"De Beers Moments in Light, Interview:Francois Delage, WWD website" . wwd.com .
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"De Beers for a good cause, Interview:Francois Delage, The Jewellery Editor website" . thejewelleryeditor.com .
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"Forevermark, launch of the Precious Collection, the Jewellery Net website" . jewellerynet.com .
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"Forevermark launches first website, Indian Jeweller website" . indianjeweller.com .
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"Francois Delage on OmniChannel" .