Lanvin’s Tech-Minded Interim CEO Joann Cheng on the Future of Fashion
While self-quarantining in Shanghai, Fosun Fashion’s chairwoman Joann Cheng discussed with Jing Daily about her new role as Lanvin’s interim CEO.
Joann Cheng is attempting to split her time 50/50 between her previous role as chairwoman at Fosun Fashion and her new interim CEO position at Lanvin. Illustration: Chenxi Li/Jing Daily.
Joann Cheng is attempting to split her time 50/50 between her previous role as chairwoman at Fosun Fashion and her new interim CEO position at Lanvin. Illustration: Chenxi Li/Jing Daily.
Contents
- Jing Daily: I understand after recently returning from Paris, you are still under a mandatory quarantine. What do you do on a typical day?
- How can you balance a healing greater China with a worsening rest of the world, and are there any experiences you could share with CEOs in other countries?
- As a newly-minted CEO, what kind of decisions have you made for Lanvin over the last two weeks?
- During Paris Fashion Week, Lanvin partnered with iQiyi for a VR cloud show and worked with luxury e-commerce platform Secoo on livestreaming. Can you give us some details about how these collaborations came about and what the process was like?
- How has Lanvin changed since you acquired it in 2018? What are Fosun’s expectations for Lanvin now?
- What are some of the biggest opportunities for luxury brands in China now?
- What’s your career advice for fashion hopefuls who have finance and business backgrounds like yourself?
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