Chief Executive Officer
Exemplar Luxury Group
Geoffroy van Raemdonck is the Chief Executive Officer of Exemplar Luxury Group and a Member of its Board of Directors. Appointed CEO to lead the company through a transformative period, he oversees all of Exemplar Luxury Group’s businesses, including Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman.
Van Raemdonck is an accomplished luxury retail executive with decades of experience leading global consumer brands and retail organizations through complex transformations, restoring profitability and sustainable growth. Previously, he served as CEO of Neiman Marcus Group (NMG) from 2018 until the company merged with Saks Fifth Avenue in December 2024. As the visionary leader in NMG’s transformation, he enabled strategic and performance-driven business decisions – fostering innovative thinking and leading the company’s growth strategy. During his tenure, he successfully transformed the organization into a growing and profitable business, driving momentum and fostering innovation to elevate the customer experience. Van Raemdonck has built a career driving performance improvements at prominent luxury brands in Europe and the U.S. Prior to NMG, he served in leadership roles at Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren and St. John Knits.
He received the 2023 Parsons Table Award from Parsons School of Design and was honored at the Fashion Scholarship Fund 2022 Annual Awards Ceremony for his commitment to fostering emerging industry talent. In 2025, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Visionary Retail Leadership from the Retail Leaders Circle Global Forum.
Tuesday Jan 12
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Javits North, Level 5
Geoffroy van Raemdonck has spent his career transforming luxury businesses, and now he is leading one of the industry’s most consequential reinventions. As CEO of Exemplar Luxury Group (ELG), the luxury collective comprising Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman, Geoffroy is doubling down on his belief that the future of luxury retail will be defined not by the products sold, but by the strength of relationships and the quality of experiences. This discussion will explore how, with data-rich insights and technology to enhance the power of human-touch, ELG is able to deliver a personalized journey and exceptional service at scale. As the company looks to the future, it is building on the collective strength of ELG, while preserving the heritage and distinctiveness of each of its iconic banners. Learn how ELG is working to realize its full potential with a stronger and more stable financial foundation, unlocking the power of its footprint, relationships, people and capabilities to drive profitable and sustainable growth. Hear how, in doing so, the company is building a more resilient business model, designed to create lasting value for its owners, customers, brand partners and the broader luxury ecosystem.
