Éric Bompard
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| Company type | Société Anonyme |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1984 - first store in Neuilly-sur-Seine 2007 - store on the Champs-Élysées Avenue in Paris |
| Founder | Éric Bompard |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | International service |
Key people | Xavier Marie (Board Director), Barbara Werschine (Chief Executive Officer) |
| Products | Clothing manufacture and retail |
| Website | www |
Éric Bompard SA is a French high-fashion cashmere wool goods manufacturer established in 1984.
History
[edit]Éric Bompard, an entrepreneur and former computer technician, created the company in 1984 following a trip to Asia where he learned about cashmere weaving.[1]
In the 2004, Éric Bompard began passing over leadership to his daughter, Lorraine de Gournay, for her to later become the chief executive officer (CEO).[2]
In 2018, Xavier Marie, the founder of Maisons du Monde, together with Apax Partners and BPI France, announced their acquisition of Éric Bompard.[3][4][5]
The company subsequently launched an advertising campaign in late 2019, promoting its image through a "Cachemire Family".[6]
In March 2020, Barbara Werschine was announced as the company's new CEO.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "L'histoire de la maison". Pressroom | Eric Bompard. November 12, 2019.
- ^ Spencer, Mimosa (5 January 2018). "Eric Bompard to Be Sold to Investment Consortium". Women's Wear Daily. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Le roi du cachemire, Eric Bompard, revendu". Les Echos. January 5, 2018.
- ^ UK, FashionNetwork com. "Investor trio team up to acquire cashmere label Eric Bompard". FashionNetwork.com.
- ^ "Eric Bompard". APAX.
- ^ à 16h11, Par Virginie de KerautemLe 14 novembre 2019 (November 14, 2019). "Marketing : une famille déjantée pour vendre les cachemires Eric Bompard". leparisien.fr.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ FR, FashionNetwork com. "Eric Bompard : Barbara Werschine est la nouvelle directrice générale". FashionNetwork.com.
- ^ Diderich, Joelle (March 16, 2020). "Eric Bompard Names CEO to Speed Growth".
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