Tasaki Holdings, the Kobe, Japan-based firm behind the Japanese jewellery model Tasaki, unveiled a sweeping administration reshuffle.
Richard Collasse, who lengthy led Chanel’s Japan operations, has been appointed director, consultant government officer and international chief government officer. Juichi Tajima, beforehand consultant government officer and CEO, will transition to the function of chairman with out consultant authority.
Kentaro Odagiri, at present consultant director and CEO of Ferragamo Japan via March 31, will assume the function of consultant director and CEO of Tasaki ― overseeing the model’s enterprise in Japan ― efficient April 1. In the meantime, the China enterprise, operated by Tasaki (Shanghai) Business Co. Ltd., might be led by Matthew Bai.
Collasse, born in 1953 within the Aude area of France, graduated from the College of Paris’ Institute of Oriental Languages in 1975. After working within the protocol workplace on the French Embassy in Japan, he joined Givenchy in 1979. When the corporate established its Japanese subsidiary in 1981, he was appointed consultant director.
He joined Chanel in 1985 and later turned managing director of Chanel Hong Kong in 1993. In 1995, he was named president of Chanel’s Japanese subsidiary, a place he held till 2018, when he turned chairman. Over the many years, he performed a pivotal function in shaping the model’s technique and driving its development within the Japanese market. He at present additionally serves as an out of doors director of Aeon.
At Tasaki Holdings, Collasse will oversee international model and development methods, with a mandate to speed up the worldwide growth of the Japan-born luxurious model.
“Whereas paying deep respect to the achievements and spirit of my predecessor, I hope to convey new momentum to Tasaki with humility, embodying the refined Japanese aesthetic the model represents and listening intently to each member of the group,” Collasse stated. “I’ll commit my full efforts to making sure that Tasaki shines with the worldwide stature it deserves within the international luxurious business.”
Odagiri, who will lead the corporate’s Japan enterprise, started his profession at Isetan earlier than transferring to Barneys New York. In 1999 he helped set up Estnation, a high-end Japanese specialty retailer. He later joined Hole Japan in 2006, the place he oversaw Banana Republic, and in 2009 turned president and CEO of Celine Japan. In 2017 he was appointed president and consultant director of Burberry Japan, and since 2022 he has served as president and consultant director of Ferragamo Japan. Throughout these roles, he has led model technique and strengthened retail operations within the Japanese market. At Tasaki, he’ll oversee all elements of home operations whereas advancing buyer expertise and reinforcing the corporate’s enterprise basis.
Bai, Asia ex-Japan CEO and head of Tasaki (Shanghai) Business Co. Ltd., beforehand led the model’s development in China as basic supervisor and managing director of Qeelin, the Kering-owned jewellery model, starting in 2020. At Tasaki, he’ll oversee enterprise technique and organizational administration throughout Asia exterior Japan, driving sustainable, high-quality development all through the area.
Tajima stated the corporate’s overarching imaginative and prescient is “to domesticate Tasaki right into a Japanese-born luxurious jeweler acknowledged and revered internationally’s main markets.”
“It offers me immense pleasure to move the baton of consultant government officer and CEO to Richard Collasse, a longtime acquaintance within the luxurious business and a worthy rival,” Tajima stated. “I’m assured that his deep expertise and in depth community within the luxurious sector will undoubtedly assist understand Tasaki’s imaginative and prescient.” Tajima will proceed to help the model from a long-term strategic perspective, guaranteeing continuity in its course.
Final 12 months marked Tasaki’s seventieth anniversary. The model’s pearl- and diamond-centered jewellery has gained reputation for its distinctive designs, together with collaborations with trend designers reminiscent of Thakoon Panichgul and Prabal Gurung.
In November 2024, Tasaki was acquired for roughly 100 billion yen by Asian funding agency FountainVest Companions and Japanese personal fairness agency Unison Capital.
