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Janowski Takes Reins at Smythson
LONDON
-- The British luxury leather goods and stationery brand Smythson has named Andy Janowski chief executive officer, effective in May.
Janowski, who has been a member of Smythson's board for the past year-and-a-half, takes over the ceo duties from Smythson's owner Jacques Bahbout, who also serves as the chairman of Smythson. As ceo, Janowski will report to Bahbout. The executive joins London-based Smythson from Burberry, where he served as chief operations officer and senior vice president of supply chain.
"Smythson is now poised on the cusp of an exciting new period of expansion and international growth," said Bahbout. "We have built an extraordinary team whose skill and dynamism will thrive under Andy's outstanding leadership and expertise in the luxury industry."
Bahbout acquired Smythson through his investment firm Greenwill SA in 2009. At that time, Smythson's ceo was Paddy Byng, who joined the company in 2006. He stepped down in 2010 and was last year named managing director...