Nayla Hayek
Nayla Hayek | |
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| Born | 1951 (age 73–74) |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Title | Chair, The Swatch Group CEO, Harry Winston, Inc. |
| Spouse | Roland Weber (divorced) |
| Children | 1 |
| Father | Nicolas Hayek |
| Relatives | Nick Hayek Jr. (brother) |
Nayla Hayek (born 1951) is a Swiss heiress, businesswoman and horse breeder.[1] She is the chair of The Swatch Group and CEO of its subsidiary, the jeweler Harry Winston.
Early life
[edit]Hayek is the daughter of Lebanese-born Swiss businessman Nicolas Hayek, the late founder of The Swatch Group.[2] She has a younger brother, Nick Hayek Jr.
The Swatch Group
[edit]Hayek joined the board of The Swatch Group in 1995 and became its chair in 2010, after her father's death.[1]
Hayek became the CEO of Harry Winston, Inc. in May 2013, a few months after The Swatch Group acquired the company.[3] The company bought the world's largest flawless blue diamond The Winston Blue in May 2014.[4]
Horse breeding
[edit]Hayek stated that her passion for horses started when she was a child and worked to buy a pony.[5] Since then, she became an international Arabian horse judge[6] and owns over 60 purebred Arabian horses.[7]
Hayek's activity as a horse breeder and expert in Egyptian horses helps the group build and maintain contacts with the Middle East.[8]
Personal
[edit]She was married to Swiss industrialist Roland Weber and eventually divorced. She and her ex-husband have a son, Marc Alexander, who is now on the executive group management board of the Swatch Group, taking charge of Blancpain, Breguet, Glashütte, Jaquet Droz, and Swatch Group Central and South America.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Swatch Taps Founder's Daughter to Lead Board". WSJ. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ "Nayla Hayek". Fortune. 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ^ "It's Official, Nayla Hayek Becomes CEO Of Harry Winston". Forbes. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "Harry Winston Renames World's Largest Flawless Vivid Blue Diamond, 'The Winston Blue'". Forbes. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
- ^ "Rencontre - Nayla Hayek" (in French). 13 May 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ "100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2012 : Nayla Hayek". Arabian Business. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ "Interview Nayla Hayek" (in French). L'illustré. 28 July 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ "Nayla Hayek: Shared horse hobby helps Swatch 'palace business'". Financial Times. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ "Marc Alexander Hayek". swatchgroup.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
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