Changes at the Top for Camper & Nicholsons

As was reported here a week ago, Jillian Montgomery has retired from her position as CEO of Camper & Nicholsons International (CNI).

The company have confirmed that  Eric de Saintdo, chairman of the Rodriguez Group, has been named as executive chairman and CEO of CNI.

Now we learn that former marketing director Laurent Perignon is returning to CNI as chief operations officer.

Jillian Montgomery began working for CNI some 30 years ago starting in the accounting department.

She worked her way up the corporate ladder, becoming first the company’s CFO and later its COO.

Named CEO in 2005 she saw CNI become  highly successful in the field of yacht brokerage and charter marketing.

She leaves the firm to concentrate on private projects and her daughter Rebecca remains working with the firm as a charter broker