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The family-owned jewelry brand appointed Gary Levine, son of the founders, to the position.
Gary Levine has been named the director of operations at family-owned fine jewelry brand Sylvie Collection.
Plano, Texas—The Sylvie Collection has named Gary Levine as its director of operations.
Levine is the eldest son of owners Sylvie and Ian Levine, who founded the brand more than three decades ago.
Previously, Levine worked at global investment bank Rothschild & Co., advising companies on mergers, acquisitions, and capital raises.
He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business with a master’s degree in professional accounting, and he has passed the Certified Public Accountant exam.
“We are currently seeing tremendous growth in the business, so this is an immensely important addition to our team as we continue to build out our roster of retail partners,” said Sylvie Levine, the Belgium-born designer behind the brand.
Gary’s finance and operations background will be an asset to the company, she said, as it looks to evolve in the ever-changing industry and the digital age.
“Sylvie has evolved into an impressive bridal jewelry brand, distinguished by a preeminent approach to craftsmanship and downstream service,” said Gary.
“The company is currently seeing significant growth, and I am thrilled to help grow the Sylvie brand even more alongside our impressive existing retailer base while cultivating new retail relationships across the nation to share a bridal line with a story.”
The Sylvie Collection was ranked as a Top Performing Brand by Instore’s Big Survey in 2019 and 2020 and has been listed as one of Instore’s hottest sellers.
For more information about the brand, visit the Sylvie Collection website.
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Levine is the eldest son of owners Sylvie and Ian Levine, who founded the brand more than three decades ago.
Previously, Levine worked at global investment bank Rothschild & Co., advising companies on mergers, acquisitions, and capital raises.
He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business with a master’s degree in professional accounting, and he has passed the Certified Public Accountant exam.
“We are currently seeing tremendous growth in the business, so this is an immensely important addition to our team as we continue to build out our roster of retail partners,” said Sylvie Levine, the Belgium-born designer behind the brand.
Gary’s finance and operations background will be an asset to the company, she said, as it looks to evolve in the ever-changing industry and the digital age.
“Sylvie has evolved into an impressive bridal jewelry brand, distinguished by a preeminent approach to craftsmanship and downstream service,” said Gary.
“The company is currently seeing significant growth, and I am thrilled to help grow the Sylvie brand even more alongside our impressive existing retailer base while cultivating new retail relationships across the nation to share a bridal line with a story.”
The Sylvie Collection was ranked as a Top Performing Brand by Instore’s Big Survey in 2019 and 2020 and has been listed as one of Instore’s hottest sellers.
For more information about the brand, visit the Sylvie Collection website.
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