NEWS
PORSCHE DESIGN APPOINTS
NEW VP GLOBAL SALES
Just a few weeks after Porsche Design introduced French-Canadian Pierre
Costin as its new Fashion Creative Director, the German lifestyle brand has
announced additional staff appointments in its global sales department.
Mimmo Mariottini recently came on board as VP Global Sales and will lead
together with Karsten von Engeln, Chief Operating Officer, Porsche Design of
America, Inc., the brand’s US subsidiary.
In his previous position at Bally, Mimmo Mariottini, an American born and
raised in Rome, Italy, served as VP Global Sales and US-CEO, successfully driving the growth of the company’s global travel retail business. Prior to Bally,
Mr. Mariottini was Travel Retail Director for Bulgari.
“With Mimmo Mariottini, we are excited to win an experienced sales
executive, and simultaneously drive the internationalization of our management team,” says Dr. Christian Kurtzke, CEO of the Porsche Design Group.
“This is a further milestone on the path to positioning the company as a leading lifestyle brand in the area of Designer Sportswear and Accessories for the
Global Business Traveler.”
With regards to the Porsche Design’s timepiece business, the company
is expanding its watch sales team with three new appointments. Thomas
Herzog, who worked for brands like Cartier and Breitling, will be responsible
for developing the brand’s international watch wholesale segment. With the
appointment of Oliver Krebs and Henning von Boddien, Porsche Design is
also strengthening its domestic sales team in order to expand its position in
its home market.
OMEGA COUNTS DOWN
On April 27, OMEGA, the official timekeeper of the Olympics, kicked off 100 Days Out with a guest spot on NBC’s
the Today Show. As part of the kickoff celebration, the
OMEGA Countdown clock was on display to showcase
that the world is officially 100 Days Out from the Rio 2016
Summer Olympic Games, scheduled to begin on August 5
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For OMEGA, the Olympic Games
are an important part of its brand heritage, as it has
served as the official timekeeper for all events since the
Los Angeles Olympic Games of 1932.
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