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Speakers 
 Bill Bachle,
Chairman,
The Luxury Marketing Council UK
Bill Bachle began his career in New York writing copy for major global accounts such as Mastercard, American Express and Time-Life, as well as creating the advertising for the Robert Kennedy Presidential Campaign. From a London base he has built up a series of companies which provide marketing consultancy, design and partnership marketing for European, North American and global companies. These include IBM, Shell and LG on the one hand and Ben & Jerry's, DreamWorks SKG and The Body Shop on the other. He is Chairman of The Luxury Marketing Council Europe, overseeing activities in London, Paris and Milan. He has been and continues to be an advisor to several not-for-profit organizations including the United Nations, Mikhail Gorbachev and Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.
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 Malu Barretto,
Marketing Director,
Valentino S.p.A
Malu Barretto joined Valentino in 2001 as a Director of Retail in the USA, responsible for six boutiques and the opening of new stores. In 2003 she moved to Italy to become the Retail Marketing Manager for one year before taking on the role of Marketing Director. Currently she is responsible for the Marketing and Merchandising departments and works closely with the Design Department.
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 Matthew Bishop,
Business Editor,
The Economist
Matthew Bishop is Business Editor of The Economist. He joined the magazine in 1991 as Economics Correspondent. In 1994 he switched to the Britain Section as Britain Correspondent. In 1997 he moved to New York to become American Finance Editor and in 2000 was appointed New York Bureau Chief. He became Business Editor, based in London, in September 2002. He is the author of Essential Economics, the official Economist guide to economics, and he appears frequently on TV and radio and is also a member of the Advisors Group for the United Nations Year of Micro-credit.
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 Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne,
Group President,
Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne was appointed Group President, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., in July 2001. From 2001 to 2004, he directed the worldwide businesses of Estée Lauder, M·A·C, along with Aramis and Designer Fragrances. In January 2005, he expanded his responsibilities to focus on developing Corporate strategic opportunities across Europe and Asia. Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne originally joined the Estée Lauder Companies in 1989 as Vice President and General Manager, Aramis International, where he was responsible for sales, marketing and finance for the Aramis brand in more than 100 markets.
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 Jean-Francois Bretonniere,
Partner,
Baker & Mckenzie
JF Bretonniere is a Partner of Baker & McKenzie since 1983 and member of the Paris Bar. He heads the Intellectual Property practice of the Paris office and has also practiced in Asia (Tokyo) for more than 10 years. His practice focuses on the acquisition, enforcement and exploitation of IP rights (contentious and non-contentious). He advises in relation with complex contractual projects concerning IP assets in different fields such as biotechnology, information, luxury goods with a particular focus on Asian countries.
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 Simon Burstein,
Vice President,
Sonia Rykiel
Simon Burstein, Vice-President of Sonia Rykiel Group, joined his parents’ company Browns, the famous London store at the age of 17. For the next ten years, he actively developed the different sectors of the family company. More particularly, he created a men’s department and a Browns collection for men. In 1982, he collaborated in the opening of the Browns men’s shop in Paris. In the same year, Sonia Rykiel asked him to join the company to build the brand and develop the business internationally. In 2002, Simon Burstein was appointed President of the “Chambre Syndicale de la Mode Masculine”.
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Mr Maurizio Castello,
KPMG LLP UK
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 Alfred Chan,
Founder, CEO & Managing Director,
Ports Design Limited
Alfred Kai Tai Chan is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Managing Director of the Company. Mr. Chan has over 20 years experience in the garment and fashion industry in North America and Asia. Ports Design Limited is a global luxury fashion house producing, marketing and retailing high-end men’s and ladies designer apparel and accessories under the Ports 1961 and Ports International labels. Ports is a vertically integrated company, with operations spanning design, manufacturing, and distribution. Ports is also the exclusive licensee for BMW Lifestyle brand products, designing, manufacturing, and exporting BMW Lifestyle clothing to dealers worldwide. Ports also owns and operates the BMW Lifestyle retail concept within China. Ports operates stores in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Hong Kong, and throughout the PRC.
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Michelle Hong Chen,
Consultant,
Consultant
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 Michel Chevalier,
Director EIM,
Université Paris Dauphine
Doctor in Business Administration in Marketing and Retailing from Harvard Business School, Michel CHEVALIER has led at the same time an academic life, with full time teaching experience at INSEAD and HEC, and a business life. He was General Manager of Paco Rabanne Parfum and President of Paco Rabanne S.A. He then became Executive Vice-President of Bluebell Asia and then President of the Revillon Group. He is now a partner at EIM and he teaches at the University Paris Dauphine and in the MBA specialized in luxury (ISML, Sup de Luxe). He has published many articles on retailing (Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Retailing) and the book that he co-authored with Gerald Mazzolovo, Pro logo, has already been published in 5 languages.
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 Mr Antoine Colonna,
Managing Director, Head Luxury Goods Team,
Merrill Lynch Capital Markets
Antoine Colonna is the Head of Merrill Lynch's Luxury Goods Equity Research team. He joined Merrill Lynch in July 1999 from Crédit Lyonnais, where he held a similar position for the previous eight years. Antoine and his team have ranked #1 on the Institutional Investor survey in the past two years and on the Extel survey in the past three years by a considerable lead. Antoine holds an MBA from Strathclyde University, a MSE in Finance from Dauphine University (Paris) and a BA in Business Management from Toulouse Business School. He is a member of EFFAS/SFAF.
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 Mr Sebastian Conran,
Creative Director,
Conran & Partners
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 Adrian Constant,
VP Operations & Development, Europe,
Orient-Express
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 Lee Daley,
Group CEO & Chairman UK,
Saatchi & Saatchi
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 Jean-Baptiste Danet,
CEO France,
Interbrand
Jean-Baptiste, has worked as a Marketing Director for Philips Consumer Electronics before taking over the running of the Business Division of Thorn Emi, and Euro RSCG Design in Paris ( Havas Group ). He teamed up with Gérard Barrau in 2000 and then developed Interbrand in France in 2001. Interbrand France has created and developed retail concepts like Fnac, Séphora, Piaget ,and proposes a global offer on all branding issues from Brand Valuation to Brand Strategy and design.
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 Matteo di Montezemolo,
Co-Chairman of Poltrona Frau and Managing Director of Charme,
Charme Investments
Matteo Cordero di Montezemolo is the Managing Director of Charme Investments; the European Private Equity Fund of 150 million euro promoted by the Montezemolo family with selected partners such as Deutsche Bank, Unicredito Italiano, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Diego Della Valle of Tod’s (Luxury Group) and Nerio Alessandri of technogym (Fitness Equipment). He is also Co-Chairman of Poltrona Frau Group (Poltrona Frau, Cassina, Cappellini and Gebruder Thonet Vienna) which is today the worldwide leader in the high end of the design industry with a turnover of €250 million, representing the most prestigious brands in the industry. He is Member of the Board of Directors of the Companies acquired by Charme. In particular: Poltrona Frau; World wide leading company in the high end segment of the furniture and design industry, Cassina; the historical, cult Italian company, world leader in furniture and design, Cappellini; Leading brand in the contemporary design industry, Gebruder Thonet Vienna; Historical Austrian world wide leader in furniture production, Ballantyne Cashmere; Historical Scottish brand leader in the high end segment of the cashmere and luxury industry.
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 Fulvio Dodich,
CEO,
Ferretti Yachts
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 Jacques-Franck Dossin,
Head of Luxury Goods, Global Investment Research,
Goldman Sachs International
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 Patrick Ducasse,
Senior Vice President & Director,
The Boston Consulting Group
Patrick Ducasse is the worldwide head of BCG’s Consumer and Retail practice. He has spent 15 years at BCG in the US and in Europe, focused on consulting to Luxury Goods, Media, Packaged Goods and Retail companies. Patrick has an extensive range of experience on issues covering strategy definition, brand development, operations and wide-scale change management programs.
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Yves Dumont,
Chairman of the Management Board,
Laurent-Perrier
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 David Eastwood,
Partner,
KPMG LLP UK
David Eastwood joined KPMG in 1982 as an Auditor. He moved to KPMG’s Forensic practice in 1991 after a year doing forensic work in Hong Kong. He was appointed Partner in 1995 in the Forensic practice, moving to focus full time on IP issues in 2000. David leads KPMG’s intellectual property group in EMEA. He is a Chartered Accountant, a founder member of the Expert Witness Institute, a member of the Licensing Executives Society and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. David advises clients on developing and delivering compliance programmes in relation to intellectual property and self-reported relationships and on broader issues of intellectual asset management. He has undertaken numerous forensic and other investigations, including royalty and licence management assignments and audits in the retail, software, music, merchandising, film and pharmaceutical industries as well as advising on royalty and licence agreements and management and controls. He has acted as expert witness on the proper conduct of royalty audits and on losses arising from IP infringement amongst many other expert witness assignments.
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Alessandra Galloni,
Wall Street Journal
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 Paolo Gerani,
CEO,
Gilmar SpA
Paolo Gerani was born in 1963. Just a year earlier his parents had founded Gilmar S.p.A. to produce and distribute clothing with the Iceberg and Gerani brands. Paolo grew up within the company and absorbed its soul: a lot of very hard work carried out with passion and determination. At 20 he followed a Business Marketing course at Los Angeles University followd by an economics and commerce degree course at Urbino University.
He joined the company when he was very young and he felt immediately drawn to the design side, not so much the actual designing of collections as the study and research of trends, fabrics and colours. In other words, he was attracted to the subtle, difficult art of perceiving what will be fashionable in the future, of understanding and giving shape to consumers' desire and expectations. This interest will also lead him to devote himself full-time to advertising. He actively contributed to creating the content of the message Gilmar conveys through its corporate communication.
By uniting solid family roots with the most innovative, effervescent fashion trends, he actively contributes to Iceberg's collections for men and women. He is currently both vice-chairman of the company and creative director.
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 Julie Goldstein,
Managing Director,
Luxury Unveiled Ltd
Julie Goldstein is the Managing Director and co-founder of Luxury Unveiled Ltd, a media services business engaged in the design, production and distribution of branded TV programmes. In addition, she is a Director and co-founder of HUAN by Chris Liu Ltd – a fashion designer business producing high end women’s wear fashion. With over twenty years experience in international business and extensive cross border merger and acquisition activity in the marketing services industry, Julie has held a number of senior positions in companies operating in both FMCG and more recently Luxury Goods including a number of years in the fine arts and auction industry as Global COO with Phillips Auctioneers, part of LVMH.
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 Suran Goonatilake,
Business Development Director,
Luxury Unveiled Ltd
Suran is a co-founder of Luxury Unveiled, a TV production company focussed on the Luxury Goods sector. He also created the concept and business model for the Centre for Fashion Enterprise (CFE). The CFE finances and nurtures high-growth fashion designers and recently published a widely quoted research report on Luxury Brands in Emerging Markets. Suran is also the co-founder of Bodymetrics, a company pioneering the use of body-scanning and virtual reality in fashion. At Selfridges, in Oxford Street, customers can 'virtually try-on' designer Jeans and order Bodymetrics 'digital couture' custom Jeans. Suran is also a visiting Professor at the University of Arts London.
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 Dr. Kristina Hammer,
Director, Marketing Services Premier Automotive Group,
Premier Automotive Group
Kristina Hammer is in charge of business, portfolio and synergy strategy of Ford's premium brands and heads up the Premier Automotive Group's Communication Strategy Review Board. After having run Austria’s largest high-end fashion department store in Vienna, she joined Ford Motor Company in 1999 with initial responsibility for the global merchandise and licensing business of Ford’s premium brands which turnover has tripled since. In 2002 she was promoted to Director Marketing Services in which role she was responsible for the creation of new dealer looks for Aston Martin, Jaguar and Land Rover as well as for the corporate identity and the creation of the award-winning corporate customer publication “Premium Magazine”.
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Dr. Susannah Handley,
Research Consultant,
Mantero
Dr. Susannah Handley is a research consultant at Mantero Seta in Como, Italy and is also Creative Director of Archetomic- a company formed in collaboration with materials scientists with the aim of prototyping and marketing design applications of emerging new materials and technologies. For many years, Susanna Handley was Senior Tutor for Post-Graduate Research in the school of Fashion & Textiles at the Royal College of Art in London. Her freelance career has included regularly presenting papers at international conferences; writing on design and technology related subjects for numerous publications and curating several major exhibitions.
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Theda König Horowicz,
Lawyer,
Gros & Waltenspuhl
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Marina Kortaeva,
Managing Director,
The house of Peter Privaloff
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 Mikhail Kusnirovich,
CEO,
Bosco di Ciliegi
Mikhail Kusnirovich, Founder & CEO of Bosco di Ciliegi opened the first shop in Petrovsky Passage in 1992. In May of 1993 with personal participation and support of Mr. Paolo Trento, Mandarina Duck founder, the first Mandarina Duck store in Russia was open in Petrovsky Passage. This year was also marked by Bosco di Ciliegi brand creation as well as concept and philosophy of Bosco environment under which the whole retail chain will be developed in the future. In the Russian market of early 90-s Bosco di Ciliegi stores had no analogies and the Bosco concept, uniting so called “family” multibrand shops created in the similar style in terms of architecture and merchandise selection, was absolutely unique.
From 1994 inwards, Bosco di Ciliegi will add many more brands to its portfolio including Nina Ricci, Kenzo, Max Mara, Moschino, Alberta Ferretti and Ermanno Scervino.
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Roddy Kyriakides,
Partner,
Emilianides & Kyriakides Law Office
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 Dr.Concetta Lanciaux,
Advisor to the Chairman & CEO Bernard Arnault, Group Executive Vice President, LVMH and President for LVMH Italia Spa,
LVMH
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 Markus Langes-Swarovski,
Executive Dierctor, Branding & Communication,
D. Swarovski & Co
Markus Swarovski was born in 1974, a descendant of the fifth generation of the founder of the company, Daniel Swarovski. He is a graduate of the “Bayerische Akademie für Werbung“ in Munich, Germany (special subjects Marketing and Advertising). Markus worked for the Austrian bank “Austria Creditanstalt AG “ and later joined Swarovski, in the field of new business development. In 2002 Markus Langes-Swarovski became a member of the Executive Board of D. Swarovski & Co in Wattens/Austria and is responsible for Branding & Communication.
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 Patrizio di Marco,
President and CEO Worldwide of BOTTEGA VENETA, Member of Gucci Group Management Committee,
Bottega Veneta
Patrizio Di Marco joined the Gucci Group in 2001 as the President and CEO Worldwide of Bottega Veneta and Member of Gucci Group Management Committee. He brought extensive knowledge of the global luxury markets, gained in his previous roles as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communication at Louis Vuitton Americas, President and CEO of Celine Inc for three years and President and CEO of Prada America Corp. for five years. He gained extensive experience of the Asian market in his role as the Marketing and Merchandising Director and CFO for Prada Japan Ltd and as the Director of JIPI HK and JIPI TAIWAN for Prada Far East.
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Mr Mitch Mitchell,
Editor in Chief,
Atomica
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 Richard Morgan,
VP, Corporate Finance,
BNP Paribas
Richard Morgan joined the Corporate Finance team of BNP Paribas in 1997 and has specialised in luxury goods since 2000. Based out of Paris, he has completed a series of transactions involving leading brands, luxury corporations and investors worldwide. From 1990 until joining BNP Paribas, he worked in the finance headquarters of French steel producer Usinor now part of Arcelor, involved in corporate planning and finance.
Mr Morgan started his career in 1985 with accounting firm Deloitte in London, qualifying as Chartered Accountant in 1988. He graduated from the London School of Economics in 1985.
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 Denis Morisset,
Executive Director,
Essec MBA in International Luxury Brand Management
Denis Morisset ( ESSEC MBA 1979 ) worked for more than 20 years in the Fashion and Luxury Industry with COO and CEO positions for Polo Ralph Lauren, Pierre Balmain, Giorgio Armani and occupied similar responsibilities in the Shoes Industry and the Children wear Industry. In May 2004 , he became an independent consultant for the Luxury Industry , creating his own consulting company "Studeo" Luxury Consulting. Since November 2004 , he is devoting the largest part of his time to ESSEC Business School Luxury Education , as Professional Faculty and Executive Director of ESSEC MBA in " International Luxury Brand Management ". His areas of expertise and research are "Luxury Brand management", "Profitability levels and critical mass in the Luxury Industry" , "Distribution, Retailing and Licensing strategies in the Luxury Industry" with a particular focus on emerging markets .
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Fabrice Paget,
Marketing Director,
De Beers LV
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 Natasha Pearl,
CEO & Founder,
Aston Pearl
Natasha Pearl, CEO and Founder of Aston · Pearl, has more than 15 years of unique global industry experience with the ultra-high-net-worth and family office marketplace while at firms including Sotheby's, American Express, Mercer Management Consulting and Booz Allen & Hamilton.
In 2001, she founded Aston · Pearl, “the private bank for everything except money.” Her relationships with a worldwide network of clients and experts throughout the art, luxury, and family office areas provide Aston · Pearl with a strong foundation.
Most recently, she served as Senior Vice President and Worldwide Director of Relationship Marketing at Sotheby’s, and as Chief Marketing Officer for Circline, a high-end global art marketplace. Prior to that, she spent a number of years in management consulting with Booz Allen and Mercer Management Consulting, advising top-tier global financial institutions, and held positions at American Express in operations and marketing.
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 Linda Peters,
Director,
Centre for Fashion Enterprise
Ms Peters is Director of Centre for Fashion Enterprise at London College of Fashion, an innovative initiative of University of the Arts London that builds new fashion ventures. Ms Peters provides overall leadership to the Centre to provide access to capital and management expertise needed to build new luxury fashion brands. Previously, Ms Peters was with LVMH, a global leader in luxury goods, where she was VP Global Strategy and Business Development for Sephora.com, a successful online prestige beauty retailer. Previously, she was a Director/Partner with Strategos, where she worked with global companies to develop growth strategies and new corporate ventures.
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 Virginia Postrel,
Author,
The Substance of Style
A brilliant analyst and award-winning commentator, Virginia Postrel speaks and writes about social trends and their economic implications. Her recent work focuses on aesthetics and how fundamental they are to our personal, social and economic lives. Her new book, The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Value is Remaking Commerce, Culture and Consciousness, explores how the look and feel of things has become the new—and required—ingredient in creating economic value. Virginia writes the “Economic Scene” column for The New York Times business section, and a column on the built environment for D Magazine, the Dallas city magazine. She was the Editor of Reason magazine for more than a decade and has been a columnist for Forbes.
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 Laudomia Pucci,
Deputy Chairman & Image Director,
Emilio Pucci
Pucci In 1985, Laudomia Pucci joined Emilio Pucci in Florence. Between 1985 and 1987, she worked on activities including, management, creation, fittings, fashion shows and staff reorganisation. In 1987, she moved to Hubert de Givenchy in Paris. Here, she worked on RTW and accessories production and sales. Between 1989 and 2000, Laudomia Pucci was Chief Executive Officer of Laudomia Pucci.
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 Guiseppe Rossi,
Managing Director,
Calvin Klein Europe
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 Hans-Joerg Seeberger,
Chairman & CEO,
EganaGoldpfeil (Holdings) Limited
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 Alberto Torres,
President,
Vertu
Alberto Torres has been President of Vertu since 1 July 2005. Alberto was previously VP of Corporate Strategy at Nokia. In this role, he made significant contributions to Nokia’s strategy, forecasting and partnering capabilities. Prior to Nokia, Mr. Torres was a partner at McKinsey & Co., where he spent 10 years in the Silicon Valley, Texas, and Paris offices. Alberto Torres is based in the Vertu Headquarters in Hampshire, U.K.
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 Miss Nicky Valentine,
Marketing Manager, Global Brand Development,
DTC
Nicky Valentine is Marketing Manager for global brand development with the Diamond Trading Company, which is the sales and marketing arm of the De Beers group. She works with existing diamond brands and consults with fashion and retail brands who want to diversify into the diamond jewellery category. Starting her career with Alfred Dunhill in 1994 she has seven years experience with the Richemont group, latterly as marketing manager for Montblanc UK. She also spent time outside the luxury sector in children's licensing for Barbie in categories as diverse as fashion, home furnishing and sporting goods.
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 David Williams,
Vice President, Sales & Marketing,
Orient Express
David Williams, Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Orient-Express Hotels, Trains and Cruises, joined the train and cruises division of Orient-Express in 1981 as Sales and Reservations Manager during which time he set up sales offices and reservations systems for the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express in New York, Tokyo, London, Paris and Sydney. In 1991, he was appointed Commercial Director, stationed in North America, with global responsibility for the world's most famous trains, the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, the Eastern & Oriental Express, British Pullman, Northern Belle and the Road To Mandalay river cruise. The global market position of Orient-Express Hotels, Trains and Cruises has meant creating strategic marketing developments and business initiatives in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
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