Paris, June 9th, 2026
Chanel announces the appointment of Marie-Laure Cérède as Director of Jewelry Creation Studio. In her new role, Marie-Laure will be responsible for all Precious Jewelry and High Jewelrycreations, working closely with teams in Paris and Geneva. She will report to Frédéric Grangié, President of Watches & Fine Jewelry. She will join the House in October 2026.
Marie-Laure Cérède, Director of CHANEL’s Jewelry Creation Studio: “I am honoured and moved to join Chanel, a Maison of singular cultural force and exceptional discipline that continues to question convention, redefine femininity, and express modernity through form and spirit. I am looking forward to meeting the teams and writing the new chapter together.”
Frédéric Grangié, President of CHANEL Watches & Fine Jewelry: “We are thrilled to welcome Marie-Laure Cérède to Chanel. Her approach to creativity as a delicate balance between heritage, emotion, audacity and restraint will bring a new perspective to the Chanel codes that define our unique creations. Marie-Laure’s imagination and deep expertise in craft and knowledge of gemology, will take CHANEL in exciting new directions.”
Alain Wertheimer, Global Executive Chairman, and Leena Nair, Global CEO of Chanel: “Marie-Laure Cérède is one of the most talented, refined, and accomplished Creative Directors of her generation. Her vision, and creative ingenuity and her distinct talent to lead creative studios will shape the next chapter of Chanel’s creative story for jewellery.”
Marie-Laure Cérède began her career at Cartier before joining Harry Winston to take over the Artistic Direction of Jewellery and Watchmaking. In 2016, she returned to Cartier as Creative Director of Jewellery and Watchmaking, a position she held for almost a decade. Raised in Libreville, Gabon, she developed a sensitivity to nature, colours and cultures of the world from childhood that have shaped a lifelong admiration of decorative arts and crafts. She is a graduate of ESCP Europe.
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