Elise Gonnet-Pon

Elise Gonnet-Pon is the Managing Director at L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, since September 2023. Previously, Elise served as the Managing Director for Van Cleef & Arpels in Asia Pacific, overseeing performance and development from Singapore, and played a key role as the Maison's ambassador. Elise’s extensive experience includes positions such as International Deputy Jewelry Marketing Director, where responsibilities encompassed the implementation of jewelry strategies and management of marketing personnel, as well as International High Jewelry & Special Orders Marketing Manager, focusing on high jewelry product development and event coordination. Educational qualifications include an MBA from ESSEC Business School, a Gemmologist Certificate from the ING Institut National de Gemmologie, and ongoing participation in the Asian International Executive Programme at INSEAD.