New Man at the Helm

After the resignation of Aldo Magada as CEO of Zenith last year, Jean-Claude Biver, the head of watchmaking at LVMH, announced that he would be acting as interim CEO for the brand. Giving himself a six-month deadline to find somebody fill the position—as he has other obligations as chairman of Hublot and CEO of TAG Heuer—he successfully found a replacement in under four months, appointing Julien Tornare as the new CEO for Zenith. An old-timer in the watch industry, Tornare has spent the last 17 years at Vacheron Constantin and before that at Raymond Weil. It will surely be interesting to see what Julien Tornare will bring to Zenith, as well as the upcoming timepieces to be released under the Swiss brand.