CHANGE IN COMMAND: Michele Molon will turn into group chief government officer of Germany’s Schwan-Stabilo Group, the 800 million euro firm specializing in cosmetics, writing devices and outside merchandise.
Molon, previously Swarovski’s chief business officer main the retail, e-commerce, wholesale and B2B items globally, will share duty for Schwan-Stabilo administration with chief monetary officer Anke Buttler. Molon is scheduled to start out his new job on Oct. 1, 2025.
Molon succeeds Sebastian Schwanhäußer, the long-standing CEO and managing associate of Schwan-Stabilo, who will turn into chairman of the advisory board on July 1. In the course of the transition interval, Buttler will lead the group.
As reported, Kolja Kiofsky, normal supervisor of North America for Swarovski, will succeed Molon as Swarovski’s chief business officer, beginning January 2026.
Schwan-Stabilo Group is a family-owned firm headquartered in Heroldsberg close to Nuremberg, Germany. The holding firm operates Schwan Cosmetics, Stabilo writing devices, and an out of doors division together with the Deuter, Orotovox, Maier Sports activities and Gonso manufacturers. Gustav Adam Schwanhäusser based the corporate in 1865 by recognizing the alternatives within the burgeoning Industrial Revolution, acquiring a mortgage of 32,000 guilder from his father, and buying a pencil manufacturing facility in Nuremberg.
Molon performed a central function in repositioning the Swarovski model and reworking it into an omnichannel enterprise. He additionally served on the boards of a number of key subsidiaries and joint ventures throughout the Swarovski Group. Previous to Swarovski, Molon held senior positions at Richemont Group’s Montblanc model, the place he served as managing director Italy retail and later as world head of retail operations, overseeing greater than 600 boutiques around the globe.
“Main three vastly completely different enterprise items underneath the roof of a single firm is a posh but extremely thrilling job,” Molon mentioned in a press release. “It’s a uncommon alternative — and one I tackle with humility and dedication. I wish to thank the shareholders for his or her belief. The power of any firm lies in its folks, and Schwan-Stabilo is constructed on a tradition of care, braveness and creativity. I imagine in empowering expertise, listening deeply, and main with readability and conviction. The world round us shouldn’t be ready — and neither ought to we. Fixed evolution is the one manner ahead. My precedence will likely be to strengthen our innovation capabilities and translate nice concepts into tangible, worthwhile outcomes — rapidly and decisively. Collectively, we’ll maintain shifting, maintain constructing, and maintain incomes our place sooner or later.”
