The winners of the 23rd Class
On July 1st, the Institut Supérieurde Marketing du Luxe and the great names of the luxury world presented their diplomas to the 72 winners of the 23rd promotion in the sumptuous salons of the Cercle de l'Union Interalliée.
This ceremony took place under the high patronage of Denis de Kergolay (President of the Cercle de l'Union Interalliée) surrounded by a prestigious audience including :
Stanislas de Quercize (President of Cartier International), Fabienne Lupo Magnaudet (President of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie), Natacha Dzikowski (Executive Director of the TBWA agency), Laurent and Thierry Gardinier (President of the Taillevent Group), Thierry Maman (Managing Director of Parfums Givenchy), Alain Quillet (Managing Director of Nina Ricci), Jean-Jacques Salaün (Managing Director for France of the Inditex Group), Cyrille Vigneron (Managing Director of Cartier Europe), Olivier Mellerio (Managing Director of Mellerio dits Meller), Cécilia Gabizon (Editorial Director of Le Figaro Etudiant), Fabrice Moizan (General Manager of Hôtel Fouquet's), Claude Tordjmann (Owner of the Auricoste brand), Marc-André Kamel (Senior Partner of Bain & Company), Pierre Cornette de Saint Cyr (Auctioneer), Antoine Hebrard (President of Who's Who), Philippe Le Moult (Director of Institutional Relations Christian Dior), Richard Mille (Creator of Richard Mille watches), Katya Pellegrino (Luxe-Magazine Director.com), Ann-Caroline Prazan (Marketing Director Guerlain), Carlos Rosillo (C.E.O. de Bell & Ross), Guillaume de Seynes (Deputy Managing Director of Hermès International), Daniel Tribouillard (Founder of Maison Leonard Paris), Armand de Villoutreys (President of the Fine Fragrance Fragrance Division of Firmenich), Bruno Moinard (Interior Designer), Bertrand Stalla Bourdillon (CEO of Marc Jacobs International), Nathalie Bader (General Manager of Prada France), Eric Henry (Sales Director of Vranken Pommery Monopole), Jean Clenet (General Manager of Le Tanneur Brand), Muriel Imowicz (General Manager of Bulgari France, Belgium and Monaco), Agnès de Bousquet of Florian, Le Plaza Athénée.
The title of Major was awarded to Cheng Cheng, a 24-year-old Chinese student, for her confidential thesis commissioned by Le Plaza Athénée.
Three "very good" ratings were given:
- Clémence Richard, for her confidential memoir commissioned the brand "Le Tanneur",
- Helena Martin Correas, for her thesis on a personal project "Launching a concept store: the space for creators in Barcelona",
- Julie Zwingelstein, for her thesis "Generation Y and luxury: how to enchant a disenchanted generation. Recommendations for Alexis Mabille".