Ulric Jerome steps down as CEO of MatchesFashion - report

Ulric Jerome has stepped down as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MatchesFashion, according to The Business of Fashion. The company has not announced any name who will replace him yet.

Meanwhile, Chief Financial Officer Fiona Greiner and Chief Operating Officer Tom Athron will reportedly carry out the duties of CEO. 

”Ulric has been instrumental in building the company into the global, digital and inspiring organization that it is today,” said Gabriele Cipparrone, group board member.

BREAKING | Ulric Jerome, CEO of MatchesFashion, has departed the company, BoF has learned. https://t.co/nPzHz6NLMq

— The Business of Fashion (@BoF) August 24, 2019

Ulric Jerome, a French, tech entrepreneur joined MatchesFashion in 2013 as chief operating officer and took the charge as CEO in 2015 after the founders Tom and Ruth Chapman stepped down as joint CEOs.

MatchesFashion is a London-based global luxury retailer for men and women, offering the work of more than 400 luxury brands like Gucci, Prada, Stella McCartney, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Burberry, and Lanvin. The business operates online and via four London stores, and runs No. 23, a private-shopping townhouse.

Tom Chapman and Ruth Chapman opened the first Matches store in Wimbledon Village in 1987. They opened their second store in Richmond ten years later in 1997, followed by a third in Ledbury Road in 1999.

In 2004, Matches launched their own magazine promoting their brands and products, and in 2007 they launched their website.

Matches relocated their head office to Clapham in 2008 and opened another store in Marylebone High Street, followed by a private shopping townhouse for VIP clients in Marylebone in 2011.

In 2013 the company rebranded to MATCHESFASHION.COM and opened another store in Wimbledon on the High Street in 2014.