May 14, 2023
I am delighted to be speaking today with Céline Assimon, CEO of
De Beers Jewellers and De Beers Forevermark.
Celine has more than 20 years of experience in the luxury industry,
specialising in watches and fine jewellery. She started her career
at Richemont in 2001, when she joined Piaget North America’s
Marketing team. More recently, Céline worked at Louis Vuitton in
New York and led the commercial development of the brand’s global
High Jewellery and High Watchmaking in Paris. In 2018 she was
appointed the CEO of Geneva-based jeweller Grisogono, where she was
instrumental in transforming the Maison into a modern
brand.
In her time at De Beers thus far, Celine has focused on infusing
creativity and innovation into the brand’s legacy of unrivalled
diamond expertise. She brings both strategic and operational
experience and is enabling DeBeers' next phase of growth.
Céline holds a Masters in Management from the Audencia Nantes, is a
GIA graduate and speaks English, French, Italian and Spanish. She
is a single mum with a 12 year old – and lives in London.