Tiffany nabs Cartier exec as international VP

New York - Tiffany & Co. turned to a main competitor when it was time to find a new global business executive. Tiffany has named Philippe Galtié to the position of senior VP international, effective Aug. 17.



Galtié, 54, most recently held the post of Cartier’s international retail director. He began his career with a range of general management and global marketing roles at Moët-Hennessy, Mars Inc., Eridania Beghin Say and the Nestlé Group.





For the past 15 years Galtié held positions at Cartier, where he served as country head or other senior positions throughout Japan, Greater China and the Asia Pacific regions.