Sowind Group (Girard-Perregaux and Jeanrichard) has announced the appointment of Michael Margolis to its team as the new president of its American subsidiary. Margolis will join Michele Sofisti (Sowind Group CEO), Stefano Macaluso (Girard-Perregaux Managing Director) and Massimo Macaluso (Jeanrichard Managing Director), to oversee the U.S. expansion strategy.

Born in the United States, Margolis graduated with a double major in Latin American Studies and Foreign Languages from the University of Connecticut. Proficient in English, Spanish, Portuguese and German, he began a sales career at Crest Reprographics and later on moved on to Nikon. His life in the watch industry came as a result of his passion for luxury timepieces, which he developed as TimeZone.com moderator from 1996 till 2007. It was at this time that Margolis began his professional career in the watch industry, when at the time Hublot CEO, Jean-Claude Biver, brought him into the team as Sales Director in the U.S.

“Mike is a remarkable individual, with true passion for the craft”, says Michele Sofisti, CEO of Sowind Group. “We are very glad to have him on board to lead the U.S. team into this new phase of the brand and are sure that together we will be very successful”.

Margolis will join Sowind Group as President of America starting March 1st, 2012, where he will use his long experience and success in the watch industry to help Girard-Perregaux and Jeanrichard achieve their ambitious goals in the U.S. market.

“I am very excited and honoured to join iconic and dynamic brands like Girard-Perregaux and Jeanrichard”, says Michael Margolis. “I have admired the brands from afar for many years and greatly look forward to being a part of the team”.

Source: Girard-Perregaux