Frederic Cumenal

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Frederic Cumenal
Born
Frederic Patrick Cumenal

September 1959 (age 6263)
NationalityFrench
Occupationbusinessman
Known forformer CEO, Tiffany & Co.

Frederic Patrick Cumenal (born September 1959) [1] is a French businessman, and was the chairman and CEO of Tiffany & Co., the American jewelry retailer, from April 2015 to February 2017. [2]

Michael J. Kowalski retired as CEO on 31 March 2015, and remained non-executive chairman. Cumenal, president of Tiffany, succeed him as CEO. [3]

Following weak sales Tiffany announced in February 2017 that Cumenal was leaving immediately, after 22 months as CEO. He was replaced on an interim basis by his predecessor Michael Kowalski. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Frederic Patrick CUMENAL - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)".
  2. Hoi-Nga Wong, Stephanie (6 February 2017). "Tiffany Abruptly Drops CEO in Luxury Industry's Latest Shake-Up". Bloomberg. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
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