KCD has tapped Adrien Giraux as govt vp and Gretchen Vater as managing director of KCD’s International Inventive Group.
In these newly created roles, they’ll lead KCD’s manufacturing, design and trend providers groups within the places of work in New York, Paris, London and Los Angeles. They’ll collaborate with the company companions and chairman Julie Mannion to determine new enterprise and worldwide progress alternatives.
“We’re so glad to convey Adrien and Gretchen on board to evolve the Inventive Group and assist the unbelievable groups we’ve in place,” stated Mannion. “Their expertise in not solely the style business however in experiential, music and extra will convey our shoppers an much more intensive providing, and their deep respect for trend enhances the method KCD has dropped at the business.”
Giraux will develop and implement KCD’s inventive and design imaginative and prescient. He brings intensive design expertise in experiential and stage occasion productions, interiors and scenography, together with film-based artwork and manufacturing tasks. He most lately served as founder and managing parter of White Display Studio the place he collaborated with manufacturers equivalent to Fondation Cartier, Palais de Tokyo Museum, Google, Apple, The New York Occasions, Adidas, Prada, Louboutin and YSL. Earlier, Giraux labored at numerous manufacturing companies.
As managing director, Vater will information the Inventive Group’s technique and operations in addition to design execution and manufacturing with a collaborative staff of inside and exterior entities. Vater most lately was the founding father of The Vater Group, which companions with luxurious manufacturers and abilities to supply modern work whereas driving model message and picture. Earlier she labored at Bureau Betak, V Company and The Wall Group.
