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Patrick Bennet will head Successful Consultants’ New York office.
Patrick Bennet has joined advisory firm Successful Consultants.
New York—Jewelry industry adviser Patrick Bennet has taken the reins at the new U.S. office of Hong Kong-based Successful Consultants Ltd in New York.
Bennet has two decades of luxury experience, formerly serving as the vice president of group operations, research and development, for Pandora.
He was also the chief operating officer at Riva Precision Manufacturing; the president of Regina Andrew Detroit; the senior vice president of Peyote Bird Designs; and the vice president of manufacturing at David Yurman.
“I am really excited to lead the US office. It allows me to leverage my education in organizational leadership while sharing my deep industry knowledge to advise the here and now leaders who are changing the game forever,” said Bennet in a press release about his appointment.
Sustainability and corporate responsibility have become increasingly important to consumers, and so Bennet plans to “provide actionable solutions to today’s environmentally and socially aware business landscape,” said the company.
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