Asprey & Garrard Holdings Limited Announces the Nomination of Gianluca Brozzetti as Group Chief Executive and Planned Investment by LVMH.Business Editors LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2001 Asprey & Garrard Holdings Limited announced today the nomination of Mr. Gianluca Brozzetti as Group Chief Executive Officer responsible for the Company's global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. . Mr. Brozzetti has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Louis Vuitton The Louis Vuitton Company (more commonly known simply as Louis Vuitton) is a luxury French fashion and leather goods brand and company, headquartered in Paris, France. It is a division of the French holding company, LVMH Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy S.A. Malletier since June 2000, after joining the company as Managing Director in 1999, and LVMH LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton (upscale retailer) Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton plans to invest in Asprey & Garrard going forward. Prior to joining Louis Vuitton Malletier, Mr. Brozzetti was with the Bvlgari Group for 13 years where he served as Executive Director of the watch and jewellery division and became Executive Vice President of the fragrance division in 1993. Previously, Mr. Brozzetti held positions at Procter & Gamble, McKinsey & Company and the Gucci Group. Mr. Brozzetti holds a degree in law from the University of Perugia The official seal of the university portraits Saint Herculan, one of the saint patrons, and the rampant crowned griffin, which is the city symbol: they represent the ecclesiastical and civil powers, respectively, which gave rise to the university in the Middle Ages. . Mr. Brozzetti's appointment will take effect no later than June 1, 2001. "We are very pleased to have Gianluca join the Group," commented Messrs. Lawrence Stroll and Silas Chou, Co-Chairmen of Asprey & Garrard Holdings Limited. "His experience in developing global luxury brands is unrivaled and we look forward to working with him to build the Company into one of the world's most respected and recognizable luxury lifestyle companies." Myron Ullman, Group Managing Director of LVMH said, "Gianluca has made an important contribution to Louis Vuitton Malletier over the past two years. We are delighted to continue our relationship with him in a venture that has our support. We will announce Gianluca's successor at Louis Vuitton Malletier in the next two months." "I am thrilled to be joining Asprey at this time," added Mr. Brozzetti. "We have the unique opportunity to develop the Asprey and Garrard businesses, which have been firmly established over their more than 200 year histories as two of Britain's most prestigious and cherished brands. We plan to continue this tradition of excellence by introducing to the world the finest British luxury lifestyle products crafted with a modern day sensibility," concluded Mr. Brozzetti. Mr. Brozzetti will work closely with Rosa Monckton Rosamond Mary Monckton or Rosa Monckton, (born October 26, 1953), is a notable charity fundraiser. Background Rosa is the daughter of the late Gilbert Monckton, 2nd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley. , the Chief Executive Officer of the Asprey & Garrard's UK operations, and with Philip Warner, who is responsible for the US business. Asprey & Garrard, two historic names, renowned in the world of luxury for fine design and craftsmanship of spectacular jewellery, watches and clocks, silver, china and bespoke be·spoke v. Past tense and a past participle of bespeak. adj. 1. Custom-made. Said especially of clothes. 2. Making or selling custom-made clothes: a bespoke tailor. commissions. About LVMH LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton is the world's leading luxury products group. The Group is represented in Wines and Spirits by a portfolio of brands that includes Moet & Chandon, Dom Perignon Dom Perignon renowned vintage French champagne. [Western Cult.: Misc.] See : Luxury , Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, Krug, Pommery, Chateau d'Yquem, Chandon, Hennessy and Hine. Its Fashion and Leather Goods division includes Louis Vuitton, the world's leading luxury brand, as well as Celine, Loewe, Kenzo, Givenchy, Christian Lacroix, Thomas Pink, Fendi and Pucci. LVMH is present in the Fragrances and Cosmetics sector with Parfums Christian Dior Parfums Christian Dior is the make-up and perfumery line of Christian Dior SA, based on the company created by twentieth-century fashion designer Christian Dior. It was created in 1947 with the launch of Miss Dior perfume. , Guerlain, Givenchy and Kenzo, and has recently acquired six promising cosmetic companies, Bliss, Hard Candy, BeneFit Cosmetics, Urban Decay, Make Up For Ever and Fresh. In addition, LVMH recently acquired Gabrielle Studio which owns the legendary Donna Karan brand name. LVMH is active in selective retailing through DFS (Distributed File System) An enhancement to Windows NT/2000 and 95/98 that allows files scattered across multiple servers to be treated as a single group. With Dfs, a network administrator can build a hierarchical file system that spans the organization's LANs and , Miami Cruiseline, Sephora, Le Bon Marche and La Samaritaine. LVMH's Watch and Jewelry division comprises TAG Heuer, Ebel, Chaumet, Zenith, Fred, as well as Omas, the prestigious Italian writing instruments company. Phillips, one of the world's largest auction houses, which has recently teamed up with L'Etude Tajan and Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. art dealer de Pury & Luxembourg Art, also belongs to the LVMH group. Connaissance des Arts and Art & Auction Magazine, two specialized publications, also recently joined the Group. LVMH has launched E-luxury, the authoritative online source for luxury goods on the Internet. LVMH shares (LVMH.PA) are listed on the Paris Stock Exchange and NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on in the United States (LVMHY). |
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