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11 May

Jean-Marc Gaucher, President and CEO of Repetto, Dies at 70

LONDON — Jean-Marc Gaucher, the person who saved the French ballet shoe company Repetto within the Nineties, died Tuesday, at 70 years old. He was the chief executive officer and president of the brand. His death was confirmed by his wife, Catherine. “It's with deep sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Jean-Marc. Jean-Marc was a lover of life. He lived it with passion, talent and all his visionary qualities,” she said in an announcement, adding that Gaucher was surrounded by his family and family members. Gaucher took over as CEO in 1999 when the brand’s popularity declined after the death of its owner, Rose Repetto, who began the corporate in 1947 after creating ballet shoes for her son. He bought control of...
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1 Apr

Entrepreneur Myriam Ullens, Founding father of Maison Ullens, Dead

PARIS — Myriam Ullens, the Belgian entrepreneur, philanthropist and art collector who founded the Maison Ullens label, has died on the age of 70, the home confirmed on Thursday. Ullens was shot and killed in front of her home within the village of Ohain in Belgium on Wednesday, in line with local media reports. She was in a automobile together with her husband, billionaire industrialist Guy Ullens, who was reported injured but survived the attack. Her stepson Nicolas Ullens has been charged with murder after giving himself as much as police, saying the shooting was motivated by a financial dispute, the reports said. The general public prosecutor’s office for the French-speaking province of Walloon Brabant didn't immediately reply to a request for...
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