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Luxury watchmaker boss joins Edrington’s board

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Luxury watchmaker boss joins Edrington’s board

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Catherine Rénier, chief executive of the Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre, will join Edrington as a non-executive director

1. The drinks company Edrington Group has appointed the chief executive of a luxury watchmaker to its board.

Catherine Rénier joins the owner of The Macallan and Highland Park scotch whiskies next month as a non-executive director. She replaces Alice Avis, who is stepping down from Edrington in September after nine years on its board.

Rénier is chief executive of Jaeger-LeCoultre, the Swiss watchmaker, and has also held senior positions at the fashion house Cartier and the jeweller Van Cleef & Arpels.

Crawford Gillies, the Edrington chairman, said Rénier’s track record of “building brands and driving growth in the luxury goods sector will be invaluable”.

Edrington, which has its

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