Bruno Bismuth is a 50-year-old French national currently serving as CEO of OCTIUM Jewelry, where he oversees strategic and operational responsibilities including budgeting, relationship management, and team leadership. He previously held commercial director roles at Hermes Group and international retail coordinator roles where he helped launch new store concepts and expand sales networks globally. Bismuth has over 30 years of experience in luxury retail and brings skills in marketing, operations, training, and business development to client firms.

1. Bruno Bismuth
Address Al Reef Villas, Contemporary Village, Qualification
Unit B4A 1224, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Brand Management & Strategy
Skype bbis23 Business & Point of Sales Development,
Email bbismuth5@gmail.com Training & Business Planning
Mobile +971 56 388 0961 - Segment: Leather, Shoes, Fashion
Age 50 French Nationality Personal Accessories, Watches & Jewelry
Married International Driving license - Market: Prestige and Masstige
LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/brunobismuth Retail & Wholesale
Professional Experience
Sept 2013 – Present OCTIUM Jewelry
CEO
Mission: Overall strategic and operational responsibility
• Preparation of annual operational budget, manage effectively within this budget, define corrective action
and report accurately on progress made and challenges encountered.
• Manage & cultivate existing relationships to secure and expand recurring revenue streams and identify
opportunities to develop the brand at international level. (Agreements, commercial terms, retail locations,
i.e. opening in Bergdorf Goodman New York; Harvey Nichols Kuwait; Harrods London).
• Lead, coach, develop, and retain high-performance team. Develop and implement training programs.
(Brand values & knowledge; sales techniques; security).
• Markets products by developing and implementing marketing and advertising campaigns; tracking sales
data; maintaining promotional materials inventory; planning meetings and presentations; maintaining
databases; preparing reports.
• Supervision of Fairs. (Booth design, Brand visibility, Sales. i.e. Couture show in Las Vegas; Milan Fashion
week; Vincenza show; Roll Royce 90th
Phantom anniversary in London…).
Achievements: 1 store & 25 wholesale accounts opened
Global Turnover increased by 10
Jan 2013 – Aug 2013 INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING Owner
IT Mission: Evaluation, Training, Coaching of business activity of Retailers
• Identifying of training and operational needs.
• Consult, advice, and design programs to fill the gaps between the actual situation and the desired one.
• Improvement of work performance.
• Increase of employee motivation.
Achievements: Integration of the different stages of the selling process
Improve work performance & Team motivation
Sept 2007 – Dec 2012 HERMES Group Commercial Director, Europe & Middle East
JOHN LOBB Member of the Executive Committee,
Member of the Product / Marketing Committee
Mission: Development, follow up & animation of a selective store network
Creation of a Wholesale strategy
Definition & application of the Bespoke and Special order plan
• 5 direct stores in U.K, France & Switzerland, with a team of 25 Collaborators.
• Creation of a strong CRM program.
• Implementation of a “Paris by Destination” strategic plan.
• Peerage increased, Cross-selling improved, Conversion rates boosted with a result of stores profitability.

2. • 5 franchise partners in UAE (Al Mana Retail); Moscow (JamilCo); Spain (Just One); Lebanon (Holdal
Group); India (Luxus Retail) & 65 Multi-Brand partners.
• 60 yearly Bespoke sessions with a team of 3 Master shoemakers.
• More than 100 Made-To-Order sessions yearly.
• Prospecting, selecting and finalizing contracts with local franchise partners & create/maintain good and
strong relationships.
• Perform business opportunity, and Monitor project progress.
Achievements: Retail turnover increased by 300% in 5 years; 2 stores opened
& 2 in negotiation
Wholesale turnover increased by 700% in 5 years, 4 franchise
stores opened & 3 in negotiation
Turnover from Bespoke & Special order went from 5 to 25%
July 2006 to July 2007 FRANCE EXPORT Sales & Marketing Director
SHOWROOMPRIVE.COM
Mission: Define & Implement a new digital strategy
• Development of new quality standards for better quality performance and reliability.
• Establishment of good working relationships with suppliers.
Achievements: I improved the customer satisfaction from 70% to 95%
Developed and implemented client service program, which
expanded small-to-medium client base 35%
Sept 2004 to May 2006 RICHEMONT Group Flag Ship Store
Manager
LANCEL
Mission: Launched successfully the new concept flag ship after 6 month of
refurbishment
• Recruitment of a team of 20 collaborators.
• Creation of a specific training.
• Buying for the 5 categories: Bags, Travel, Gift, Women’s & Men’s accessories, Watches.
Achievements: Budget exceeds 17%
Expanded customer base by 55% by employing exceptional
customer orientation and sales push techniques
May 1986 to July 2004 E.P.I Group Flag Ship Store Manager &
International Retail Coordinator
J.M.WESTON
Main Mission: Launch the new concept worldwide
• Opening of the new Concept Store in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Russia, Japan & USA.
• Hired, trained and coordinated team overseas of more than 100 sales people.
• Constantly met sales deadlines for 15 years.
Achievements: Integration of the different stages of the selling process
Improving work performance & Team motivation
Sept 1983 to April 1986 Family Business Buyer & Store
Manager
Education
University IUWH Degree of Business Administration, Operation Management
Languages & Computer skills

3. French, Mother tongue English Notion of Italian & Spanish
Operational with Windows OS/Mac Excel, Word, Power point Outlook, Lotus
Sports & Leisure activities
American Basketball, European Soccer, Hiking, French Cuisine Cinema, Travel