2 Decades of Success in the USA with Robert Chavez

Hermes Brand Discovery

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10 septembre

06:15 PM

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New York

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06:15 PM

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Robert B. Chavez

President & CEO Americas

Hermès

Robert B. Chavez was appointed President and CEO of Hermès Inc. in August 2000. Chavez oversees the U.S. and Latin America. Under his direction, Hermès became the premier luxury house to lead in the revitalization of lower Manhattan with the opening of a boutique on Wall Street in 2007. He has continued the geographic expansion of Hermès in the U.S. with new boutiques in Palo Alto (2018), Orlando (2019) and the Meatpacking District (2019). There are 34 Hermès Boutiques in the U.S. and a mobile-first Hermes.com site. A native of San Antonio, TX, Chavez is a graduate of Princeton University.

Stephanie Mehta

Editor-in-chief

Fast Company

Stephanie Mehta is editor-in-chief of Fast Company. Her career has so far taken her from the Wall Street Journal to Fortune, Bloomberg and Vanity Fair, where she headed up the brand’s New Establishment Summit and Founders Fair conferences in addition to serving as one of the magazine’s deputy editors. Now approaching her first anniversary in the editor’s chair, she oversees the magazine’s editorial and design vision with the aim of recognizing “the human side” of business. Stephanie is also responsible for expanding the brand into new territory, including “live journalism” through its annual Innovation Festival.

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Exclusive interview of Robert Chavez, President & CEO Americas @ Hermès.

Please join us for this rare opportunity to discover how, for 19 years, this American business executive and head of an iconic French family-owned business, developed and increased Hermès’ presence in the USA.

Bob will share his insights on the following 3 topics:

Brand success : despite the general consensus that « Retail is Dead », let's hear about the new stores opening in 2020.
Leadership : how does a leader continue to inspire and engage his team for close to two decades?
Digital : how does a traditional brand adapt to the challenges of todays' digital world?

Agenda

6.15 pm : doors open
6.45 pm - 7.15 pm : fireside chat with Robert and Stephanie
7.15 pm - 7.30 pm : Q&A
7.30 pm - 8.30 pm : networking drinks
8.30 pm : end of the event

Business & Drinks

Retail Club event, reserved to Retail Club members first
Participation under-enrollment and based on “first come, first served” policy
Possibility to invite a non-member CEO, top-executive, entrepreneur, or investor – subject to validation by FrenchFounders
In case of cancellation, please inform us at least 48h before.