Gil Schorr

Gil Schorr is a business professional with experience in the luxury goods industry. Gil is currently the General Manager of Hong Kong at Art Basel, and has previously worked as the Global Head of Watches at Georg Jensen.

Schorr has a proven track record in developing and implementing successful business strategies. At Georg Jensen, they were responsible for the watch division, with a turnover of $25M. Gil successfully set strategy, financial plan & KPIs; developed new product position, range, price & marcomm direction; and implemented a new vendor strategy – moving from single to multi-vendor model.

Under Schorr’s leadership, the divisional strategy was successfully pivot to meet contemporary market needs. This included a new brand / product positioning, range, pricing, marcomm tools and commercial / financial goals. The new vendor strategy and platform lead to purchase price savings of 40% and shorter delivery times.

Gil also oversaw the re-conceptualization and re-launch of the entire collection of 85 skus together with an integrated GTM plan, support materials and training tools. Initial sales (Q4 2014) exceeded budget by 30%.

Gil Schorr is a successful business professional with a proven track record in developing and implementing successful business strategies.

Gil Schorr graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences - Psychology & Anthropology from the University of Cape Town. Gil later attended Whitgift School.

Their manager is Marc Spiegler, Global Director. They work with Thibaud Schmitt - Operations Manager, Europe & Americas, Andrew Strachan - General Manager, Asia, and Andreas Bicker - Head of Business & Management, Europe.