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Audemars Piguet Names Ilaria Resta as New CEO

The world’s second-biggest independent watch brand has named a veteran perfume and consumer-goods executive to lead its next chapter.
A gold Audemars Piguet Royal Oak watch
The popularity of Audemars Piguet's Royal Oak helped the brand surpass annual sales of 2 billion Swiss francs in 2022. (Diode SA - Denis Hayoun)

Audemars Piguet has named veteran perfume and consumer-goods executive Ilaria Resta to succeed outgoing chief executive François-Henry Bennahmias, who transformed the independent Swiss watchmaker into one of the

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