Francois Ravidat
CEO and Vice Chairman
FRANCOIS RAVIDAT HAS MORE THAN 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE THE LUXURY MARKET WITH CONCENTRAION ON ALL FACETS OF BRAND DEVELOPMENT FROM INCEPTION TO DISTRIBUTION. MR RAVIDAT, THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER HAS BEEN SUCESSFULLY INVOLVED IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES WITH SOME OF THE WORLDS MOST RECOGNIZED LUXURY BRANDS SUCH AS CARTIER, YVES SAINT- LAURENT, TED LAPIDUS AND INTER-PARFUMS .
MOST RECENTLY HE WAS THE HEAD OF HIS OWN INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING FIRM WEBFEM, WHERE HE WAS ABLE TO SUCESSFULLY HELP COMPANIES WITHIN THE LUXURY MARKET IMPLEMENT SUCESSFUL GO TO MARKET STRATEGIES.
MR RAVIDATS EXTENSIVE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE WORLDWIDE LUXURY GOODS MARKET COMBINED WITH HIS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS HAVE HELPED HIM TO BE ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED FIGURES IN THE WORLDWIDE FASHION AND BEAUTY INDUSTRY.
AS CEO AND VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD MR RAVIDAT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS EXECUTION OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STRATEGY,CORPORATE BOARD FUNCTIONS IN ADDITION TO PLANNING THE COMPANY’S OVERALL BUSINESS STRATEGY AND EXECUTION.
2004 – Present: Managing Partner of Worldwide Trading, LC Palm Beach Gardens, FL
1995 - Present: President of Worldwide Expertise in Beauty and Fragrance Export and Marketing, Inc. of Jupiter, FL
From 1993 – 1995: General Manager, International Division of Exclusive Brands International, Inc. Boca Raton, FL
From 1988 – 1993: CEO of Delc Laboratories, S.A. Paris, France
From 1988 -1993: CEO of Altantis, S.A. Paris, France
From 1994 - 1988: Generl Manager, International Division Interpafums, S.A. Paris, France
From 1983 – 1984: Export and Security Advisor of Yves Saint-Laurent, Caron, Jean Despres Paris, France
From 1981 – 1982: Executive Vice President- Licensing of Ted-Lapidus Tokyo, Japan
From 1979 – 1981: C.E.O, C.F.O and President of JPD Internatioal, S.A. Paris, France
From 1977 – 1979: Vice President Sales of Cartier sub contract to Danwood, Limited Hong-Kong, H.K.
From 1976 – 1977: Area Manager of Cetex, Limited Hong-Kong, H.K.
Francois is also proficient in French, English, Japanese and Korean.
