When making decisions that concern Harry Winston, the Swatch Group’s chairwoman, Nayla Hayek, considers what the jewelry house’s founder would have done.
Nayla Hayek (biography) says it was Winston’s storied career that motivated her to buy the company. Also, with his pioneering style, Winston reminded Hayek of her father, the late Nicolas Hayek, the entrepreneur who built the multibillion-dollar Swatch Group.
The company is the world’s largest producer of watches, and its holdings include such prestigious brands as Breguet and Blancpain. Read more