On October 7, 2010, I visited Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Thursday to speak as part of the Sixth Annual Power Breakfast series, sponsored by the SIUE School of Business The goal of the Power Breakfast series is to re-connect prominent SIUE alumni...
A TimeZone Interview with Jan-Patrick Schmitz, President of Montblanc North America by Michael Sander Interview conducted September 2010 MS: Michael Sandler – TimeZone.comJPS: Jan-Patrick Schmitz – Montblanc MS: Thank you for taking the time to...
2010 CMO Spotlight Forum: Retail and Consumer Goods & Services April 29, 2010 Jan-Patrick Schmitz President & CEO Montblanc North America Interviewed by: Jennifer Rooney Editor of CMO Strategy and Talentworks Advertising Age [Jennifer Rooney]:...
On August 7, 2008, I sat down with Charles Dubow of Businessweek to discuss as part of the Luxury Leaders series, the challenges and rewards of turning the Montblanc, the famous penmaker into a luxury company.
On May 21, 2009, I had the opportunity to meet with Greg Furman, Founder & Chairman of The Luxury Marketing Council, to discuss the brand strategy of Montblanc. The brand was establised in 1906 as a writing instrument maker and became in particular over the past...
