In an anticipated announcement made by Chairwoman Jasmine Audemars on behalf of the Board of Directors, François-Henry Bennahmias was nominated Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Audemars Piguet Group.

He was previously heading up Audemars Piguet (North America) in New Work since 1999 and was promoted General Manager ad interim end May 2012. The 48 year old has been on a whirlwind tour of the world bringing the Audemars Piguet heritage exhibition “From Avante Garde to Iconic Timepiece” to major cities including Singapore before taking a breather.

The announcement was made 18 January 2013 at SIHH, Geneva.