Patrick Thomas (businessman)
Patrick Thomas | |
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| Born | 16 June 1947 Burgundy region, France |
| Education | ESCP Business School |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | Former CEO, Hermès |
| Term | 2003-2014 |
| Predecessor | Jean-Louis Dumas |
| Successor | Axel Dumas |
Patrick Thomas (born 16 June 1947) is a French business executive. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of the fashion house Hermès from 2003 to 2014.
Early life
[edit]Thomas was born on 16 June 1947, in the Burgundy region of France to a family of winemakers, and graduated from ESCP Business School.[1]
Career
[edit]Thomas started his career in 1969 at International Telephone & Telegraph, a US manufacturing company.[2] In 1971, he joined Pampryl, a French fruit juice producer founded by his grandfather, and then owned by Pernod Ricard.[2] In 1980, he became chief financial officer (CFO) of Pernod Ricard, and later the UK managing director.[2]
In 1989, he joined Hermès as chief operating officer (COO), and left in 1997 to become CEO of Lancaster Group, a cosmetics company, and then became the first non-family member to be CEO of the scotch whisky producer William Grant & Sons.[2][3]
Thomas became CEO of Hermès in 2003, following the retirement of Jean-Louis Dumas,[2][4] until January 2014, when he retired, and was succeeded by Axel Dumas, a sixth-generation member of the Hermès-Dumas family.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hermès' Patrick Thomas: A high-fashion balancing act". The Globe and Mail. 22 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f Hazlehurst, Jeremy (4 December 2014). "The business guru: Patrick Thomas, former chief executive of Hermès". Financial Times. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Cope, Rebecca (4 February 2014). "Hermes CEO Patrick Thomas retires". Harper's BAZAAR.
- ^ Mau, Dhani (11 April 2014). "New Hermès CEO Has Pretty Big Shoes to Fill". Fashionista.
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