UK-based jeweller Monica Vinader has a new CEO with Sebastian Picardo now at the helm of the brand that has been run by its founders for its entire history.

Picardo is a seasoned luxury executive who’s worked at Holt Renfrew , Lane Crawford , Burberry , Net-A-Porter and Alexander McQueen .

His most recent role was as president & CEO at Canada’s Holt Renfrew for five years, joining in summer 2020 as the pandemic made it one of the most difficult periods for luxury department stores.

Before that he’d spent six years at one of Asia-Pacific’s key names, Lane Crawford, ending his time there as deputy president. Previously he’s been digital commerce MD at Burberry, head of finance at Net-A-porter, and financial controller at Alexander McQueen.

So he’s clearly an extremely experienc

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