Senior Marketing Director

Location: France

Sector: Luxury Retail Destination

client overview

  • Private equity-backed global luxury retailer (~€800m revenue)

  • High-growth, DTC model with strong international footprint

  • Strategic focus on scaling brand and commercial performance in Europe

the mandate

  • Senior Marketing Director, reporting to CEO

  • Replacement of an underperforming incumbent

  • Full ownership of domestic UHNW and international customer strategy

  • Required to operate as a “mini-CMO”, driving modernisation and growth

the challenge

  • Limited talent pool: predominantly single-brand luxury profiles lacking scale/innovation exposure

  • Complex, matrixed stakeholder environment

  • Fully confidential search (incumbent in situ)

  • Need for French market expertise with an international perspective

client overview

  • Private equity-backed global luxury retailer (~€800m revenue)

  • High-growth, DTC model with strong international footprint

  • Strategic focus on scaling brand and commercial performance in Europe

the mandate

  • Senior Marketing Director, reporting to CEO

  • Replacement of an underperforming incumbent

  • Full ownership of domestic UHNW and international customer strategy

  • Required to operate as a “mini-CMO”, driving modernisation and growth

  • Limited talent pool: predominantly single-brand luxury profiles lacking scale/innovation exposure

  • Complex, matrixed stakeholder environment

  • Fully confidential search (incumbent in situ)

  • Need for French market expertise with an international perspective