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No doubt
I don't think anyone can doubt JCB's business acumen. I am more concerned that we might find Zenith signing on brand ambassadors left right and center, which will perhaps reflect in higher prices. They have already signed on some basketball player, and I hazard a guess that was JCB and not JFD's doing. And once they start signing on these sportsmen, the tendency might be to make bigger, louder watches for them to wear.
No bling please !
Dean
BREAKING NEWS: Jean-Frédéric Dufour to leave Zenith, goes to Rolex (update soon!)!!
It was communicated just minutes ago to the employees: Jean-Frédéric Dufour, current CEO, is going to leave Zenith in order to accept a new post as Directeur Générale at Rolex. What is certainly the highest accolade a CEO can obtain in this industry, I ma...
indeed
That's a great move for Mr Dufour ! Congratulations I only hope Zeniths gets a CEO it deserves.... we had a great one and we still need a great one
What !?
Hope they find a suitable replacement. No disrespect, but if JCB decides not to replace, but run the show himself, I can't say I would be comfortable. JFD has done a tremendous job, not only by increasing sales, but also earning back the respect for the m...
I am not sure if JCB would be a wrong choice ...
... I think he very well knows how to handle a company tradition, but to also make it fit for the challenges of a modern business. Not that I have the impression that a lot has to be changed of the course steered by Dufour. Marcus
No doubt
I don't think anyone can doubt JCB's business acumen. I am more concerned that we might find Zenith signing on brand ambassadors left right and center, which will perhaps reflect in higher prices. They have already signed on some basketball player, and I ...
Well, JCB did NOT do this with Blancpain...
plus, he is a 'certified' company transformation specialist, which I think is much more to his liking than running a perfectly sailing ship (LVMH as a whole)… We will see! Cheers, Magnus
That's sad news for us Zenith fans
He did a great job turning around Zenith IMO. He will be missed! And I wish him well in his new position at Rolex! Cheers, Anthony
If this was posted 2 weeks ago :)
Much more interested to see direction Rolex will take Interesting times ahead for both brands Best D
Congratulations to Mr. Dufour, Cautious Optimism for Zenith
I wish the absolute best to Jean-Frederic Dufour. He's earned this opportunity and proven his range of talent. When I read an interview in which he related that he spends his every waking hour dedicated to Zenith, I realized the extent of the exertion he ...
Excellent observations
And very eloquently put. I wish I had half the writing skills you have. And agree with you, enough of the Thierry Nataf bashing already ! The man was a visionary designer, and very much responsible for putting Zenith back on the map. Dean
An excellent assessment, Tim, and I like...
the way how you put the respective achievements of Mr Nataf and Mr Dufour in perspective. I am myself not sure how I should value Thierry Nataf's period. He was the right man to reinvigorate the company, without him there would be no Christof Colomb Hurri...
Agreed: History and innovation require a balance
Magnus, Thank you for the kind words. You captured the essential strengths and weaknesses of the Nataf approach. He was an iconoclast and bold, but there was no counter-weight to add a competing voice within the design process. Without a strong internal a...
