Van Cleef & Arpels yesterday announced that Julie Clody Medina had been appointed as the brand’s president for Asia-Pacific. With nearly 20 years of experience in the luxury goods industry, she previously served as Managing Director for Van Cleef & Arpels in Greater China and Hong Kong for the past two years. Van Cleef & Arpels' jewelry division, where she operates, posted a 6% YoY increase in sales last year, reaching 14.242 billion euros ($15.90 billion).