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COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA - Richemont board of directors

Release Date: 08/02/2013 08:00
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Richemont board of directors

Compagnie Financière Richemont SA Depositary Receipts
issued by Richemont Securities SA
(Incorporated in Switzerland)
ISIN: CH0045159024
Depositary Receipt Code: CFR


COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
RICHEMONT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
Richemont announces the nomination of Mr Bernard Fornas to the Board of Directors of Compagnie Financière Richemont SA.
 
Mr Fornas is currently Joint Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Richemont and is a member of its Group Management Committee. Mr Fornas was Chief Executive of Cartier from 2002 to 2012 and first joined that Maison in 1994.
 
With effect from 1 April 2013, Mr Fornas will become Co-Chief Executive Officer of Richemont. Mr Richard Lepeu will also become Co-Chief Executive Officer of Richemont from that date.
 
Mr Fornas has been nominated for election to the Board of Directors at the Companys Annual General Meeting, to be held on 12 September 2013. His appointment is subject to the approval of the shareholders at that meeting. Mr Fornas will serve as an executive director.
 


About Richemont
Richemont owns a portfolio of leading international brands or Maisons, which are managed independently of one another, recognising their individuality and uniqueness. The businesses operate in five areas: Jewellery Maisons, being Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels; Specialist watchmakers, being A. Lange & Söhne, Baume & Mercier, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Officine Panerai, Piaget, Roger Dubuis and Vacheron Constantin, as well as the Ralph Lauren Watch and Jewelry joint venture; Montblanc Maison; and Other businesses, which include Alfred Dunhill, Chloé, Lancel and Net-a-Porter as well as other smaller Maisons and watch component manufacturing activities for third parties. For more information, please visit www.richemont.com.

Richemont A shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, Richemonts primary listing, and are included in the Swiss Market Index ('SMI') of leading stocks. Richemont South African Depository Receipts are listed in Johannesburg, Richemonts secondary listing.



Press Enquiries                Analysts Enquiries                  

Alan Grieve                    Sophie Cagnard                       

Director of Corporate Affairs  Head of Investor Relations           

Tel: +41 22 721 3507           Tel: +33 1 58 18 25 97               

Email: pressoffice@cfrinfo.net Email: investor.relations@cfrinfo.net


08 February 2013

Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (a division of FirstRand Bank Limited)

Compagnie Financière Richemont SA
50, Chemin de la Chenaie  CH-1293 Bellevue - Geneva Switzerland
Telephone +41 (0)22 721 3500  Telefax +41 (0)22 721 3550
www.richemont.com


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