Georges Kern

Speaker at the St. Gallen Symposium

Georges Kern has served as CEO of Breitling SA since 2017 and currently also leads Universal Genève and Gallet as Chief Executive Officer. He introduced the House of Brands, aligning Breitling, Universal Genève and Gallet under a unified vision. Previously, he held senior leadership roles at Richemont, including CEO of IWC Schaffhausen and Head of Watchmaking, Marketing and Digital, after earlier experience at TAG Heuer and Kraft Foods Switzerland. Beyond his executive roles, he serves on the Board of Directors of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce. He holds degrees in Political Science from Strasbourg and Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen.