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Sep 4, 2012 | Contributor: Susan KimeFor those who are involved in high end thoroughbred horse racing, Keeneland is a household word. Selling more graded stakes winners than any other sales company, Keeneland is considered the Sotheby’s of horse racing. It is the premier marketplace for buying the next Kentucky Derby winner, as all of the top six Derby finishers from this year were sold at Keeneland’s 2010 Yearling Sale. This year, the sale begins on September 10, 2012.... Read More |
Aug 15, 2012 | Contributor: James Rothaar | 1 CommentLuxury-electric carmaker Fisker Automotive has named Tony Posawatz as its new chief executive officer this week. Mr. Posawatz, the former head of the Volt program at General Motors, replaces Tom LaSorda. Mr. LaSorda also is the executive responsible for the C-level hiring.... Read More |
Jul 12, 2012 | Contributor: Susan KimeA little history might be needed here so that the emergence of the Portico Club might be better understood in a more evolutionary destination/vacation club perspective. Eight years ago in 2004, Exclusive Resorts was launched, and became a major success in the luxury destination club industry. Though many other destination clubs launched soon after, many bankrupted.... Read More |
Jul 9, 2012 | Contributor: Lena KatzPhotography, glasswork and classic cinema are given their due in Provenance Hotels' burgeoning boutique luxury hotel portfolio. Hotel Lucia houses a large private collection of photographs by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer David Hume Kennerly.... Read More |
Jun 29, 2012 | Contributor: Sophie DoranOne of the latest European brands to be ‘rescued’ to foreign investment, Aquascutum’s new management has chosen to part ways with design director Joanna Sykes.... Read More |
Jun 20, 2012 | Contributor: James Rothaar | 1 CommentBernard Lackner has been named the new CEO of the exclusive Fisher Island Club. The upscale club and resort, which is located on a private beach community just off the coast of Miami, made the announcement this week.... Read More |
Jun 14, 2012 | Contributor: Lena KatzThe second installment in our series on emerging hoteliers who are changing the lodging game spotlights a man whose success in brand creation is a product of his tireless creativity and innately hospitable nature.... Read More |
Jun 7, 2012 | Contributor: Susan Kime | 2 CommentsVeteran CEO and Marketing Executive John Vanderslice is Hilton Worldwide’s Global Head of Luxury and Lifestyle Brands. In this role he has expanded the Waldorf Astoria and Conrad brands, and has expanded those brands within the past few year so include many in Central and Western China, also Macau, Koh Samui, The Maldives, London, Berlin and Panama.... Read More |
Apr 6, 2012 | Contributor: Susan Kime | 5 CommentsGiuseppe Aquila is the CEO of Italy’s oldest writing instrument company, Montegrappa. His family has owned this company since 1912.... Read More |
Apr 3, 2012 | Contributor: Susan Kime | 4 CommentsDavid Burden, CEO and Founder of Timbers Resorts in Carbondale Colorado (43 minutes from Aspen) is no stranger to complex and successful development projects. One Steamboat Place, The Preserve at Botany Bay, The Rocks Luxury Residence Club, The Residences At Esperanza, to name a very few, are all dimensions of Timbers Resorts.... Read More |
Mar 28, 2012 | Contributor: Sophie Doran | 1 CommentWhether intentional or not, fashion month is increasingly becoming associated with designer – and often executive – musical chairs in the luxury industry. Literally days before showing his Fall Winter 2012 collection in Milan, it emerged that Raf Simons had been dismissed by Jil Sander, to make way for Jil Sander’s return as creative director.... Read More |
Mar 23, 2012 | Contributor: Merilee Kern | 2 CommentsExecutive matchmaking for upscale men is nothing new, but there are agencies of note that specifically cater to the discriminating mindset and standards of successful, suave and selective single men looking to meet high-caliber women — ladies with that perfectly balanced, arguably elusive combination of brains, beauty and personality to boot.... Read More |
Feb 23, 2012 | Contributor: James RothaarMarco Mattiacci, president and CEO of Ferrari North America, is this year's recipient of the 2012 Automotive Executive of the Year award. He will receive the honor at a special, invitation-only luncheon at the Detroit Athletic Club on Friday, April 20, 2012, where more than 200 automotive executives, industry suppliers, customers, enthusiasts and guests of Ferrari will attend.... Read More |
Dec 8, 2011 | Contributor: Lena KatzJohn Steinbeck’s famous quote, “A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it,” never rings truer than at the holidays. With Thanksgiving travel in 2011 reported at a 4% increase over last year, holiday travelers are looking at a potentially jammed-up December, made even more challenging by luggage fees and higher fuel prices.... Read More |
Nov 29, 2011 | Contributor: Sophie DoranThis month has seen another bumper crop of senior level movements within the luxury industry, with Louis Vuitton announcing a successor to long-serving CEO, Yves Carcelle. PPR has announced a commitment to America, which will see the group opening dedicated headquarters in New York City and move current senior vice president, Laurent Clacquin, into the newly created ‘head of PPR Americas’ role.... Read More | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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