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eCommerce in Asia by Sotheby’s and Jing on March 29 Sotheby’s and Jing Daily bring together global thought leaders in the luxury industry for The Future of luxury: eCommerce in Asia, a conference held in Hong Kong. Expert speakers from LVMH, Équité, Tencent, Azoya International, McKinsey, Farfetch and others, addressed on various topics. Key focus remained on the area of, 1: How to win, serve and retain digitally savvy luxury consumers, 2: The top risk luxury brands are making online, 3: China’s soaring cross-border eCommerce market, Challenges Artificial Intelligence will raising for luxury brands! Contemporary artist Daniel Arsham will also lead a special keynote session on the collaboration between luxury marketers and cultural content providers. “Asia has long been a driver of the luxury markets and understanding buyer behavior and the opportunity in the region is critical for future growth,” commented Laurence Nicolas, Sotheby’s Global Managing Director, Jewel

Richemont announces the appointment of Mr Jérôme Lambert, currently Group Chief Operating Officer, as Group Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Mr Lambert has had an extensive career with Richemont, having led Jaeger-LeCoultre and Montblanc and overseen the Group’s Specialist Watchmakers, Montblanc and the Group’s Fashion and Accessories businesses prior to taking on the role of Group Chief Operating Officer last year. Commenting on the appointment, Mr Johann Rupert, Chairman of Richemont, said: “Jérôme’s new role sees him taking responsibility for the Group’s future growth at a time when consumer habits are changing significantly. As we position the Group to meet these challenges, he will lead the development of strategic plans reflecting the long-term objectives and priorities established by the Board. As first amongst equals, he will work in partnership with his fellow senior executives on the Board: Cyrille Vigneron, Chief Executive of Cartier, Nicolas Bos,