Éric Bompard Explained

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.

History

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: L’histoire de la maison. November 12, 2019. Pressroom | Eric Bompard.
  2. Web site: Eric Bompard to Be Sold to Investment Consortium . Women's Wear Daily . Spencer . Mimosa . 5 January 2018 . 24 October 2024 . 23 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210923024323/https://wwd.com/business-news/mergers-acquisitions/eric-bompard-be-sold-to-investment-consortium-11085403/ . live.
  3. Web site: Le roi du cachemire, Eric Bompard, revendu. January 5, 2018. Les Echos.
  4. Web site: Investor trio team up to acquire cashmere label Eric Bompard. FashionNetwork com. UK. FashionNetwork.com.
  5. Web site: Eric Bompard. APAX.
  6. Web site: Marketing : une famille déjantée pour vendre les cachemires Eric Bompard. Par Virginie de KerautemLe 14 novembre 2019. à 16h11. November 14, 2019. leparisien.fr.
  7. Web site: Eric Bompard : Barbara Werschine est la nouvelle directrice générale. FashionNetwork com. FR. FashionNetwork.com.
  8. Web site: Eric Bompard Names CEO to Speed Growth. Joelle. Diderich. March 16, 2020.