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Sep 20, 1949 Luxembourg 74 years old
Swiss businessman
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About Jean Claude Biver
- Jean-Claude Biver (born September 20, 1949) is a Luxembourgish watchmaker, cheesemaker, and businessman currently serving as the chief executive officer (CEO) of TAG Heuer.
- In January 2014, he was named the president of Louis Vuitton's watchmaking division. Since 2014, he served as chief executive, board member, and minority shareholder of Hublot, a Swiss luxury watchmaker.
- Biver has been successful at Hublot, and was previously successful in rejuvenating the Blancpain and Omega brands, both currently owned by Swatch Group.
- Biver is also known for his own exclusive cheese.
- Biver's leadership in the Swiss watch industry has been credited as "single handedly [sic] ...
- saving [the industry] from the quartz movement." In 1980, even prestigious Swiss watch brands had "a proportion of 70% more or less quartz movements in their collection;" since then, the Swiss watch industry has staged a "remarkable recovery", with 2008 exports valued at CHF17 billion.
