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London Jewelers Announces New Chief Operating Officer

The newly appointed head brings a wealth of experience working with luxury brands.

Published

10 months ago

June 26, 2023

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(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON JEWELERS has announced the appointment of Olivier Nourani as its new chief operating officer. London, a fourth generation family business, has seventeen stores located in New York, New Jersey and Florida. Nourani brings a wealth of experience working with luxury brands, most recently as COO of Laduree, the French hospitality brand where he oversaw their U.S. expansion. Prior to that he spent almost ten years at Van Cleef & Arpels in New York where he worked first in Finance and then as Vice President of Business Development for the United States, Canada and Brazil. Nourani is joining the company as part of its planned transition to the fourth generation of the Udell family and will initially report to Mark Udell, CEO and Candy Udell, president. Tim Claire, the current COO will continue with the company as director of operations through the ongoing transition.

Nourani stated he is very pleased to return to the jewelry and timepiece marketplace and looks forward to working with a family-owned business with such a strong track record of success.

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