François Delage

François Delage
Alma materEBS European Business School
OccupationsEntrepreneur, former Chief Executive Officer, De Beers Jewellers
Websitewww.delageprivateoffice.com

François Delage is a French businessman, entrepreneur, investor, adviser, and board member.

Career

François Delage holds a business degree in Management and Finance from the European Business School. He began his career in finance at Louis Vuitton, then worked at Polychrome France and The Walt Disney Company before rejoining Louis Vuitton as finance director for Europe and the Middle East in 1995.[1]

In 1999, Delage was appointed general manager for LVMH Fashion Brands (Celine, Fendi, Loewe, Louis Vuitton) in Micronesia (Guam and Saipan), based in Guam.[2]

In 2001, he was appointed President for the Asia Pacific region for Louis Vuitton, based in Hong Kong.[3][4][5] In February 2007, Delage was appointed CEO for Ralph Lauren Asia Pacific.[6]

De Beers

Delage served as CEO of De Beers Jewellers from July 2009 to September 2020.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

At De Beers, Delage led the brand strategy and turnaround, opened and spearheaded the expansion into China and Greater China,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25] launched High Jewellery [26][23][27][28][29][30][31][32] and most recently initiated and executed the transformation of the business to Omnichannel.[33][34][35][36][37][38][39]

Under his leadership, De Beers Jewellers prioritised diversity and inclusion, both internally and externally, in all its marketing activities. The brand was also among the first luxury brands to celebrate women, their talents, and empowerment with the precursor programme "Moments in Light".[40][41][42][43]

Delage had joined De Beers Jewellers from Forevermark,[44][45] the diamond brand from De Beers Group, where he also held the position of CEO, and as such launched and developed the brand from late 2007. He then became an entrepreneur, founding Adorisa Group,[46] a company that created, produced, marketed, and distributed fine jewellery for luxury fashion houses.[47] In 2023, he became CEO of Barnes International.[1]

Delage has since acted as an advisor to brands and private equity firms, serving on multiple boards and advisory boards, while also contributing his time on a voluntary basis to organizations aligned with his values.[1][6][48]

Personal life

Delage has lived and worked in London since September 2007,  and prior to that in Hong Kong (2001-2007) and in Guam (1999-2000).[1][7]

  • Royce-Greensill, Sarah (2017-06-13). "Telegraph Interview, CEO of De Beers Diamond Jewellers". The Telegraph.
  • [49] Francois Delage on OmniChannel www.com
  • Jewellery on Instagram Francois Delage
  • Mobile customer engagement

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Former De Beers Exec François Delage Joins GIA Board". nationaljeweler.com. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  2. ↑ Staff, W. W. D. (2007-02-12). "Polo Names Asia-Pacific President". WWD. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  3. ↑ "Delage at LVMH, Getty images website". gettyimages.co.Uk. 3 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Delage at LVMH, Getty images website". gettyimages.co.Uk. 3 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Press Releases - Press Releases - Ralph Lauren Investor Relations". phx.corporate-ir.net. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  6. 1 2 "Ralph Lauren appoints Francois Delage, Ralph Lauren website". ralphlauren.com.
  7. 1 2 "A $57.5 Million Diamond, and More Exquisite Holiday Jewels for the Person Who Has Everything". Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  8. ↑ "At De Beers, Diamonds Are An A-Lister's Best Friend". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  9. ↑ "De Beers Diamond Jewellers UK | Diamond Engagement Rings, Wedding Rings & more". www.debeers.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  10. ↑ "De Beers Jewellers appoints Francois Delage, LVMH website". lvmh.com.
  11. ↑ "De Beers appoints Francois Delage, WWD website". wwd.com.
  12. ↑ "Interview Francois Delage, The Telegraph website". wwd.com.
  13. ↑ "De Beers new Horizon, Lifestyle Asia website". lifestyleasia.com.
  14. ↑ "De Beers new store in NYC, Diamondsnet website". diamondsnet.com.
  15. ↑ "De Beers new flagship in NYC, Fashionweekly daily website". Fashionweeklydaily.com.
  16. ↑ "De Beers new in-store app, Brandchannel website". brandchannel.com.
  17. ↑ "Interview Francois Delage, Bloomberg website". bloomberg.com.
  18. ↑ "De Beers, The Glass Magazine website". theglassmagazine.com.
  19. ↑ "De Beers first store in China, WWD website". wwd.com.
  20. ↑ "De Beers first store in China Beijing, Luxury Travel Magazine website". LuxuryTravelMagazine.com.
  21. ↑ "De Beers second store in China, Professional jeweller website". Professionaljewell.com.
  22. ↑ "De Beers China, Idexonline website". idexonline.com.
  23. 1 2 "De Beers High Jewellery, WWD website". wwd.com.
  24. ↑ "De Beers Hong Kong, DiamondsNet website". DiamondsNet.com.
  25. ↑ "De Beers new store in Hong Kong, Insideretail Asia website". Insideretail Asia .com.
  26. ↑ "De Beers Haute Couture, Fashinetwork website". ukfashionnetwork.com.
  27. ↑ "Better than jewellery, WSJ website". wsj.com.
  28. ↑ "De Beers Fancy colour diamonds, FranceTV info website". francetvinfo.com.
  29. ↑ "De Beers high jewellery, FranceTV info website". francetvinfo.com.
  30. ↑ "De Beers strengthens e-commerce, JewelleryNet website". JewelleryNet.com.
  31. ↑ "London by De Beers high jewellery collection, WWD website". wwd.com.
  32. ↑ "De Beers new high jewellery collection, Newswire website". Newswire.com.
  33. ↑ "De Beers strengthen E Commerce, Interview:Francois Delage, WWD website". wwd.com.
  34. ↑ "De Beers new site, Diamondworld website". diamondworld.com.
  35. ↑ "De Beers oracle retail, Retailtechinovationhub website". Retailtechinovationhub.com.
  36. ↑ "De Beers Online, The Star website". thestar.com.
  37. ↑ "De Beers in store experience, Retail times website". retailtimes.co.Uk.
  38. ↑ "De Beers in store experience, Retail technology website". retailtechnology.co.Uk.
  39. ↑ "De Beers & Oracle, Oracle WWD website". oracle.com.
  40. ↑ "De Beers celebrates women, Interview:Francois Delage, LVMH website". lvmh.com.
  41. ↑ "De Beers Talented Women, Interview:Francois Delage, 2luxury2 website". 2luxury2.com.
  42. ↑ "De Beers Moments in Light, Interview:Francois Delage, WWD website". wwd.com.
  43. ↑ "De Beers for a good cause, Interview:Francois Delage, The Jewellery Editor website". thejewelleryeditor.com.
  44. ↑ "Forevermark, launch of the Precious Collection, the Jewellery Net website". jewellerynet.com.
  45. ↑ "Forevermark launches first website, Indian Jeweller website". indianjeweller.com.
  46. ↑ "François Delage Joins GIA Board of Governors". GIA.edu.
  47. ↑ "Balmain debuts first fine jewellery with a new gender-neutral collection". Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  48. ↑ Royce-Greensill, Sarah (2017-06-13). "François Delage, De Beers Diamond Jewellers CEO, on finding beauty where others don't, and why you should never buy a diamond with your ears". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  49. ↑ Theodosi, Natalie (2020). "Francois Delage on OmniChannel".
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