French cashmere wool goods manufacturer
Éric Bompard SA Company type Société Anonyme Industry Retail Founded 1984 - first store in Neuilly-sur-Seine Founder Éric Bompard Headquarters Area served
International service Key people
Xavier Marie (Board Director), Barbara Werschine (Chief Executive Officer)Products Clothing manufacture and retail Website www
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]
References
^ "L'histoire de la maison" . Pressroom | Eric Bompard . November 12, 2019.^ Spencer, Mimosa (5 January 2018). "Eric Bompard to Be Sold to Investment Consortium" . Women's Wear Daily. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2024 . ^ "Le roi du cachemire, Eric Bompard, revendu" . Les Echos . January 5, 2018.^ UK, FashionNetwork com. "Investor trio team up to acquire cashmere label Eric Bompard" . FashionNetwork.com . ^ "Eric Bompard" . APAX .^ à 16h11, Par Virginie de KerautemLe 14 novembre 2019 (November 14, 2019). "Marketing : une famille déjantée pour vendre les cachemires Eric Bompard" . leparisien.fr . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )^ FR, FashionNetwork com. "Eric Bompard : Barbara Werschine est la nouvelle directrice générale" . FashionNetwork.com . ^ Diderich, Joelle (March 16, 2020). "Eric Bompard Names CEO to Speed Growth" .
