Georges Kern switches to Breitling
The news, last Friday, that Georges Kern had resigned with immediate effect as Head of Watchmaking, Marketing and Digital at Richemont, six months after his appointment, took the watchmaking microcosm by surprise. The reason behind this unexpected decision – that Mr Kern is the new co-owner of Breitling with Luxembourg investment firm CVC – has now been confirmed. His (flight) plan to relaunch the brand with the winged B remains to be seen…