Patek Philippe has now spread to the fourth generation, Thierry Stern to replace CEO post

January 19th, 2010

2009 at the end of the end of August, Thierry Stern to succeed his father, Philippe Stern became PATEK PHILIPPE SA GENEVA, president of Patek Philippe, he served as chairman of the board. Today, PATEK PHILIPPE Patek Philippe in the fourth-generation descendant of the master, had concluded as a family-owned company’s mission. The company also retains all of its financial and technical autonomy, as well as in high-end watch-making industry would maintain a leading position to lay a sound foundation.

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Thierry Stern © Patek Philippe

Thierry Stern was born in 1970, grew up in the family watches. In 1990, he started to accept manual training on a regular basis from the production plant was taken to visit the corporate management, and to Germany and later a subsidiary of the United States and retailers working there. 1997 to 1998, Thierry Stern is responsible for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg Economic Union market. In 1998, he was appointed director of product development and quickly in order to participate as a group vice president of strategic decisions.

According to legend, father and son family business

1839, PATEK PHILIPPE watch Patek Philippe was founded by Antoine Norbert de Patek founded in 1845, Jean-Adrien Philippe joined the company, since 1932, the company has been controlled by the same family hands. In that year, Stern brothers, Charles and Jean won the right to operate the company. In 1958, Henri Stern took over the management, and from the hands of his father, Charles Patek Philippe took over the CEO position. In Henri Most recently, he spent 20 years in New York, Henri Stern founded the watch company, this company later became the Patek Philippe watches in the U.S. market only distributor.

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Philippe and Thierry Stern © Patek Philippe

In 1964, Henri’s son Philippe Stern began its work in the family business. In 1977, as a third-generation descendant of the family business, he was appointed General Manager. In 1993, he was promoted to president, his Patek Philippe PATEK PHILIPPE development and its use in high-end watch-making industry’s leading contribution to make him go down in history. In 1989, the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the company, he developed the famous Caliber 89 watches, and then again to celebrate the new millennium, developed a Star Caliber 2000 watch. In 1996, he was at the Plan-les-Ouates established the world’s most advanced production workshop, 2001, he established the Patek Philippe Museum Patek Philippe Museum. In 2009, he was once again introduced a creative Patek Philippe Seal Patek Philippe standard, which is a brand new exclusive quality standards for long-term commitment Patek Philippe Patek Philippe watch value.

At present, Patek Philippe Patek Philippe company operated by a management committee, whose members are as follows: President Thierry Stern, honorary president Philippe Stern, chief executive officer Claude Peny.


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