Ulric Jerome, who served as chief executive officer (CEO) at London-based global luxury retailer Matchesfashion.com beginning 2015, is quitting. The company recently said his replacement will be announced in due course. In the interim, his functions will be taken care of by the retailer’s chief financial officer Fiona Greiner and chief operating officer Tom Athron.
Jerome joined Matchesfashion.com in 2013 as chief operations officer and was promoted to CEO two years later. He began his career as a tech entrepreneur, cofounding the French electricals and general merchandise website Pixmania.com in 2000 and helping to grow it to a business with revenues of nearly €1 billion, according to British media reports.Ulric Jerome, who served as chief executive officer at UK-based global luxury retailer Matchesfashion.com beginning 2015, is quitting. The company recently said his replacement will be announced in due course. In the interim, his functions will be taken care of by the retailer's chief financial officer Fiona Greiner and chief operating officer Tom Athron.#
As CEO, Jerome focussed on employing a mobile-first approach; introduced new services like 90-minute express delivery in London and opened up the business to new markets like Hong Kong. (DS)
Fibre2Fashion News Desk – India