Born in France and raised all over the world, Cédric Laforge is the proud owner of masters and diplomas from the best international universities such as SKEMA Business School, Bocconi University, the Nankai University of Hong Kong, London College of Fashion and Leeds University.
He is now the successful Marketing Operations Manager of the ultimate luxury fine watchmaking Maison Vacheron Constantin. He is also a well know consultant and owner of CL Consulting Company mastering luxury and hospitality customer experience and marketing.
Since its beginning in the watch industry over 15 years ago, he has been the driving force of several product launches success as well as establishing great marketing strategies for some of the most prestigious luxury Maisons including Hermès, Cartier, Backes & Strauss London, Chopard and Vacheron Constantin.
Thanks to his team of empowered and loyal collaborators, he currently operationally leads 57 people all over the world towards success in their Marketing and Communication strategy building and execution management. Acknowledged strategists and undisputed solution finders, he runs the marketing operations for 14 different regions and over 35 nationalities teams. His commitment and expertise led to fantastic results for each and every project he managed. More than just being a great manager, Cédric is a true leader and innovation creator with strong soft skills and sharing capabilities towards the future generations. Over 400 young students from all possible backgrounds have duly been mentored by Cédric to prepare their future career in the luxury industry.
Strong contributor to the development of luxury excellence and powerful change maker, he has run countless courses and conferences in the field of luxury marketing and management for some of the most prominent organizations and Business Schools in Europe such SKEMA Business School and ISG Luxury Geneva… He also created several Master Programs to develop knowledge and operational perfection in field such as Luxury Brand Management, Digital Luxury Marketing as well as Luxury Marketing and Sustainability. His latest feat was the creation of the first MBA in Fine Watchmaking Management, the first of its kind every created in the entire watch industry.