Born in France in 1957, Stanislas de Quercize graduated from the Rouen Business School. After starting out with Procter & Gamble, he joined the Richemont group. On his arrival in 1989 he was Managing Director of the Alfred Dunhill and Montblanc brands in France. In 1994 he became President and CEO of Montblanc in the United States and, in 1997, International Marketing Director for Alfred Dunhill at its London headquarters.
He subsequently moved to Cartier, Richemont’s flagship brand since the group’s creation in 1988, for the first time. Stanislas de Quercize was appointed Director General of Cartier France in 1999, and President of Cartier New York in 2002. Three years later he was asked to take the reins of Van Cleef & Arpels International as President and CEO. He was President and CEO of Cartier International from January 2013 until December 2015.