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Gilles Gaucher-Cazalis

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Chief Financial Officer / COO Sportlux Swiss SA at SPORTLUX
📍 Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland

Gilles Gaucher-Cazalis is the CFO and COO of Sportlux Swiss SA, leveraging over 16 years of international experience in finance and operations for luxury brands like Philipp Plein and Michael Kors. An Executive MBA graduate, he is described by colleagues as transformative, precise, and thoughtful, with exceptional leadership skills in the fashion and luxury sectors.

Beyond his executive role, Gilles is deeply invested in education as a Senior Advisor and Lecturer at the Digital Fashion Academy, where he mentors professionals on e-commerce and finance. He is also a Senior Advisor for the executive search firm Monteverdi Partners.

He has provided strategic consulting for a notable list of high-end brands including Dsquared2, Amiri, and The Row.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Chief Financial Officer / COO Sportlux Swiss SA
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
Personality Overview

How Gilles shows up

Confident
Impact-Oriented
Risk-Accepting

They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials. They usually prefer to drive the conversation. They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something.

Priorities

Topics Gilles cares about

Luxury Brand Finance
As a current and former CFO for multiple luxury fashion groups, he specializes in the financial mechanisms, reporting, and P&L management that drive profitability in high-end retail.
Omnichannel Excellence
His expertise covers the integration of finance, IT, operations, logistics, and customer service to create efficient and satisfying customer experiences across all channels.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Chief Financial Officer / COO Sportlux Swiss SA
SPORTLUX
1-2025 - 12-2025
Senior Advisor | Lecturer
Digital Fashion Academy
1-2025 - 11-2025
Senior Advisor - EMEA
MONTEVERDI PARTNERS
1-2021 - 11-2025
Managing Director
SpectR Consulting
12-2012 - 12-2020
Group CFO
PHILIPP PLEIN
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2019 - 2020
Executive MBA
Quantic School of Business and Technology
2006 - 2007
Executive MSc
ESSEC Business School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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