Tiffany Names Pat McGuiness CFO and Jim Fernandez as COO

Tiffany & Co. made two changes among its executive officers, effective immediately.
Patrick F. McGuiness, 45, was appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer. McGuiness joined Tiffany in 1990 and has held a variety of management positions within the finance and merchandising divisions. He was promoted to senior vice president - finance in 2007, responsible for Tiffany's worldwide

Chai Schnyder, Patrik Hoffmann Take Control of Ulysse Nardin

Chai Schnyder has been named president of the board of directors and Patrik P. Hoffmann was appointed CEO of the luxury watch brand Ulysse Nardin. They replace Rolf W. Schnyder, who died unexpectedly on April 14. He held both positions.

Chai Schnyder is the widow of Rolf Schnyder (both pictured left). She holds a Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering from Queen's University Belfast, U.K

Jeffrey Cohen Named President of Citizen

The Citizen Watch Company of America, Inc. has promoted Jeffrey A. Cohen to president, effectively immediately. He will have ultimate responsibility for the sales, marketing, product development, distribution and finance in the United States, Caribbean, Canada and the United Kingdom. He succeeds Laurence Grunstein, whose retirement after 26 years with the company was announced last month.
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Timepiece Tuesday: Swatch Group Names New Presidents for Rado and Hamilton Watch Brands

Matthias Breschan
 By William George Shuster

Matthias Breschan, formerly president of Hamilton watches worldwide, has been named the new president of Rado watches worldwide by the Swatch Group. Breschan originally joined the Swatch Group, which owns both Rado and Hamilton, in 1996 and had been president of Hamilton since 2003.

He succeeds Roland Streule, the long-time president of Rado SA.