Podcast: Comité Colbert CEO Bénédicte Epinay on luxury industry’s opportunities in crisis times

By

Olivier Guyot

Translated by
Nicola Mira

Published
Jan 20, 2021

“The breadth of my career has prepared me for taking on this role at the head of the Comité Colbert.” Last year, Bénédicte Epinay was appointed CEO of the Comité Colbert, the association that pools together about one hundred labels and institutions with the aim of promoting the French luxury industry worldwide.


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Epinay, formerly the deputy editorial director of French business newspaper Les Echos, and later general manager of the luxury division at editorial strategy specialist Pelham Media, analyses in this French-language LuxurynsightXFashionNetwork podcast the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the luxury and media sectors.

She also talks about her aspirations and plans for the Comité Colbert, and her vision for expanding the appeal of French luxury labels worldwide.

FashionNetwork.com’s daily newsletters help fashion, luxury and beauty industry professionals understand and analyse their constantly evolving markets. The second season of FashionNetwork.com’s podcasts, in partnership with Luxurynsight, provides further analysis on these themes.