Patrick Thomas (businessman)

Patrick Thomas (born 16 June 1947) is a French business executive. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of the fashion house Hermès from 2003 to 2014.

Patrick Thomas
Born (1947-06-16) 16 June 1947
Burgundy region, France
EducationESCP Business School
OccupationBusinessman
TitleFormer CEO, Hermès
Term2003-2014
PredecessorJean-Louis Dumas
SuccessorAxel Dumas

Early life

Thomas was born on 16 June 1947, in the Burgundy region of France to a family of winemakers, and graduated from ESCP Business School.[1]

Career

Thomas started his career in 1969 at International Telephone & Telegraph, a US manufacturing company.[2] In 1971, he joined Pampryl, a French fruit juice producer founded by his grandfather, and then owned by Pernod Ricard.[2] In 1980, he became chief financial officer (CFO) of Pernod Ricard, and later the UK managing director.[2]

In 1989, he joined Hermès as chief operating officer (COO), and left in 1997 to become CEO of Lancaster Group, a cosmetics company, and then became the first non-family member to be CEO of the scotch whisky producer William Grant & Sons.[2][3]

Thomas became CEO of Hermès in 2003, following the retirement of Jean-Louis Dumas,[2][4] until January 2014, when he retired, and was succeeded by Axel Dumas, a sixth-generation member of the Hermès-Dumas family.[2]

References
  1. "Hermès' Patrick Thomas: A high-fashion balancing act". The Globe and Mail.
  2. Hazlehurst, Jeremy (4 December 2014). "The business guru: Patrick Thomas, former chief executive of Hermès". Financial Times. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. Cope, Rebecca (4 February 2014). "Hermes CEO Patrick Thomas retires". Harper's BAZAAR.
  4. Mau, Dhani. "New Hermès CEO Has Pretty Big Shoes to Fill". Fashionista.


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