Éric Bompard Explained

Éric Bompard SA
Type:	Société Anonyme
Founder:	Éric Bompard
Hq Location City:	Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Area Served:	International service
Founded:	1984 - first store in Neuilly-sur-Seine 2007 - store on the Champs-Élysées Avenue in Paris
Key People:	Xavier Marie (Board Director), Barbara Werschine (Chief Executive Officer)
Industry:	Retail
Products:	Clothing manufacture and retail

Éric Bompard SA is a French high-fashion cashmere wool goods manufacturer established in 1984.

History

Éric Bompard, an entrepreneur and former computer technician, created the company in 1984 following a trip to Asia where he learned about cashmere weaving.^[1]

In the 2010s, Éric Bompard began passing over leadership to his daughter, Lorraine de Gournay, for her to later become the chief executive officer (CEO).

In 2018, Xavier Marie, the founder of Maisons du Monde, together with Apax Partners and BPI France, announced their acquisition of Éric Bompard.^{[2] [3] [4]}

The company subsequently launched an advertising campaign in late 2019, promoting its image through a "Cachemire Family".^[5]

In March 2020, Barbara Werschine was announced as the company's new CEO.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: L’histoire de la maison. November 12, 2019. Pressroom | Eric Bompard.
2. Web site: Le roi du cachemire, Eric Bompard, revendu. January 5, 2018. Les Echos.
3. Web site: Investor trio team up to acquire cashmere label Eric Bompard. FashionNetwork com. UK. FashionNetwork.com.
4. Web site: Eric Bompard. APAX.
5. Web site: Marketing : une famille déjantée pour vendre les cachemires Eric Bompard. Par Virginie de KerautemLe 14 novembre 2019. à 16h11. November 14, 2019. leparisien.fr.
6. Web site: Eric Bompard : Barbara Werschine est la nouvelle directrice générale. FashionNetwork com. FR. FashionNetwork.com.
7. Web site: Eric Bompard Names CEO to Speed Growth. Joelle. Diderich. March 16, 2020.