Author name: Elizabeth Jenkins-Smalley

Editor In Chief at The Executive Magazine

Luxury group LVMH completes £2.5bn purchase of hotel chain Belmond

The group behind major luxury brands Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, and Moët & Chandon champagne has agreed to purchase the world-renowned Belmond hotel chain for a massive $3.2bn (£2.5bn). The Executive Magazine catches up with Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of LVMH. Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) and Belmond Ltd— the part-owners or ma…   Subscribe […]

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Top model agencies launch fashion scholarship programme

Models 1 and Central Saint Martins to launch BA Fashion scholarship programme. The Executive Magazine speaks with Managing Director Pauline Rendell. To celebrate half a century as Europe’s leading agency Models 1 has partnered with world-renowned Central Saint Martins to launch a scholarship for BA fashion. In an unprecedented partnership betwe…   Subscribe To Continue Reading

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Aviation Gin and Virgin Atlantic partnership announced

Film-star and owner of Aviation Gin Ryan Reynolds meets with Sir Richard Branson to form Virgin Atlantic partnership. The Executive Magazine finds out more. Ryan Reynolds is a household name thanks to his illustrious film career, and his latest role as Deadpool has catapulted him into the limelight once again. But Reynolds is also passionate

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Abercrombie & Kent launches luxury ‘Wings Over China’ experience

Travel company Abercrombie & Kent has launched an innovative new luxury travel package taking holidaymakers through iconic cities in China. The package, named ‘Wings Over China’, allows guests to travel through the historic country in partnership with industry-leading chain The Peninsula Hotels. With no more than 18 guests, this journey off…   Subscribe To Continue

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Meet the CEO who tried to kill his own business

Peter Reinhardt, co-founder and chief executive of customer data infrastructure firm Segment tried to shut down his business. Now it’s worth £35m. Reinhardt was determined to kill the idea behind Segment before it was even developed, but he now runs a very successful and rapidly expanding business. Segment is a popular business tool, which allows

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Bugatti and Champagne Carbon announces new partnership

Chief executives for Bugatti and Champagne Carbon Stephan Winkelmann and Alexandre Mea shook hands this week after signing a new contract to officialise the partnership between the two brands. The testimony of the collaboration between the two, in time for the celebration of Bugatti’s 110th anniversary next year, is the visible-carbon-fibre-coated…   Subscribe To Continue

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Luxury Costa Rican Four Seasons Resort sees glamorous relaunch

Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo, a five-star resort located on the north Pacific coast of Costa Rica, has announced the debut of new and reimagined spaces and amenities to build on the resort’s $35m renovation from December last year. Enhancements include the opening of a new signature Latin steakhouse, a re-imagined spa

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