Éric Bompard SA | |
Type: | Société Anonyme |
Founder: | Éric Bompard |
Hq Location City: | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
Area Served: | International service |
Founded: | 1984 - first store in Neuilly-sur-Seine 2007 - store on the Champs-Élysées Avenue in Paris |
Key People: | Xavier Marie (Board Director), Barbara Werschine (Chief Executive Officer) |
Industry: | Retail |
Products: | Clothing manufacture and retail |
Éric Bompard SA is a French high-fashion cashmere wool goods manufacturer established in 1984.
Éric Bompard, an entrepreneur and former computer technician, created the company in 1984 following a trip to Asia where he learned about cashmere weaving.[1]
In the 2004, Éric Bompard began passing over leadership to his daughter, Lorraine de Gournay, for her to later become the chief executive officer (CEO).[2]
In 2018, Xavier Marie, the founder of Maisons du Monde, together with Apax Partners and BPI France, announced their acquisition of Éric Bompard.[3] [4] [5]
The company subsequently launched an advertising campaign in late 2019, promoting its image through a "Cachemire Family".[6]
In March 2020, Barbara Werschine was announced as the company's new CEO.[7] [8]