Opening Doors
Opening Doors
Students’ Business Club – University of St. Gallen
#6 - Patrick Pruniaux, experiences in the luxury goods industry, leadership and teamwork, management buyout, from executive to entrepreneur
46 minutes Posted Jan 9, 2025 at 12:26 pm.
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This episode features Patrick Pruniaux, the current CEO and owner of the Sowind Group, which is the parent company of Ulysse Nardin and Girard-Perregaux. He shares with us his unique career path, including the role of a Vice-President for TAG Heuer at LVMH, a Managing Director of Apple UK & Ireland and a CEO of Ulysse Nardin and Girard-Perregaux at Kering. Furthermore, he provides deeper insights into leadership and teamwork and talks about what he appreciates in a team. Finally, we talked about his management buyout, where he told us about the challenges, the financing and the change from management to ownership.