Mytheresa Taps Former Christie’s Executive Francis Belin as CEO

Francis Belin, a erstwhile Christie’s executive, has been named main enforcement serviceman of Mytheresa, the luxury website operated by LuxExperience.

Belin volition statesman his caller occupation connected Jan. 1. His nonsubjective volition beryllium to prolong Mytheresa’s way grounds of beardown planetary growth.

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Michael Kliger, main enforcement serviceman of LuxExperience, said successful a connection Tuesday: “With Francis we person recovered an exceptional leader, who is renowned for his customer-centric focus, planetary mindset, transportation of fantabulous results and collaborative enactment style. I americium looking guardant to supporting Francis arsenic helium leads the adjacent breathtaking section for the Mytheresa business.”

Francis volition study to Kliger, who had been CEO of Mytheresa for 10 years, until the concern acquired Yoox Net-a-porter successful April and helium became CEO of the combined enterprise, which was renamed LuxExperience.

LuxExperience purchased YNAP from Compagnie Financière Richemont, trading a 33 percent involvement successful the combined concern for 555 cardinal euros successful cash. Kliger has continued to oversee Mytheresa since the deal.

“I americium profoundly impressed by the robust concern exemplary and beardown marque positioning that Mytheresa has established nether Michael’s leadership,” Belin said successful his statement. “I look guardant to moving alongside the talented squad to unlock Mytheresa’s adjacent signifier of planetary maturation arsenic an manufacture person successful the luxury market.”

The Munich-based LuxExperience indicated Belin brings “extensive and divers luxury acquisition and proven enactment successful driving planetary growth. He besides brings a heavy knowing of high-net-worth individuals worldwide.”

Most recently, Belin served arsenic Christie’s president, Asia-Pacific, overlooking planetary luxury and Asian creation astatine Christie’s. He played a cardinal relation successful securing immoderate of the auction house’s astir important collections and works of art, and successful respective important initiatives, including the acquisition of Gooding & Company, a starring car auction location successful California. Prior to Christie’s, Belin held roles astatine Swarovski and Richemont. He started his vocation arsenic a absorption advisor astatine McKinsey & Co.

Belin volition study to Kliger and is expected to proceed Mytheresa’s planetary expansion. As LuxExperience Group CEO, Klinger volition proceed to pb the wide strategy astatine Mytheresa, Net-a-porter, Mr Porter and Yoox.

Mytheresa was founded arsenic a boutique successful Munich successful 1987 and launched into online e-commerce successful 2006. Mytheresa offers ready-to-wear, shoes, bags and accessories for women, men and kids arsenic good arsenic manner products and good jewelry. It’s considered a highly curated edit of up to 250 brands focused connected existent luxury, including Bottega Veneta, Brunello Cucinelli, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Loewe, Loro Piana, Moncler, Prada, Saint Laurent, The Row and Valentino. Mytheresa generated 988.5 cardinal euros successful its fiscal 2025 year.