Overview
Geraldine Sakon serves as Vice President European Sourcing & Operations at Tiffany & Co. as of January 2022[1][3]. Sakon has spent twenty years working across luxury jewelry manufacturing and brand operations[2]. Prior roles include Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer at Rubel & Ménasché from 2013 to 2021[4][5], Deputy to the Director of High Jewelry Workshops at Cartier from 2011 to 2013[6], and Manager of Small Diamonds Division at Cartier from 2003 to 2011[7]. Earlier experience includes positions as a gemologist at Rubel & Ménasché and jeweler at Laurent François Jewelry Workshop[8][9]. Sakon has completed executive education in management, finance, and strategy at ESCP and HEC Paris[10][11][12].
Profile introduction
Most executives know luxury from one side. The brand or the supplier. I've run both and I've learned that the gap between them is where most industrial strategies fail. Twenty years at the intersection of craft precision and industrial performance. Inside the grandes maisons: Cartier, Tiffany & Co. I built and led industrial organizations at global scale. Inside a strategic supplier: Rubel & Ménasché. I led a full P&L turnaround, restructured an ERP, and repositioned the house for long-term growth. Each side taught me what the other couldn't see. That double fluency is now my prim…
Career history
- Vice President European Sourcing & OperationsJan 2022 to presentTiffany & Co.
- Managing DirectorMar 2019 to 2021Rubel & Ménasché
- Chief Operating OfficerJul 2013 to Mar 2019Rubel & Ménasché
- Deputy to the Director of High Jewelry WorkshopsJun 2011 to Jul 2013Cartier
- Manager of Small Diamonds DivisionJul 2003 to May 2011Cartier
- GemologistSep 2002 to Jun 2003Rubel & Ménasché
- Jeweler2001 to 2002Laurent François Jewelry Workshop
Education
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