Jochen Schmidt, Vice President Distribution & Retail Real Estate at Swarovski, a family-owned crystal business run by the 5th generation of the Swarovski family.
Mr. Schmidt has been with the company for over 14 years, leading various global departments in Procurement, Distribution & Real Estate and Architecture. Prior to that, he has gained extensive experience in Strategy, Business Development and Sales.
Mr. Schmidt holds an MBA degree of the academy of economy and administration in Nurnberg, Germany as well the degree of Retail Real Estate economist at the International Real Estate Business School Hamburg.
Our founder Kate Nightingale and Jochen Schmidt discuss about retail design and sustainability. Click play and listen to the interview.