Masterclass Compliance I

Former General Manager of Toshiba Consumers France, then CEO of Orest s.a., leading subcontractor to international luxury jewelry brands, Charles C. joined Piaget from 2002 to 2009 as Executive Vice President in charge of the Jewellery Business Unit.

In 2009, he was appointed Corporate Social Responsibility Director and member of Richemont SA's CSR and Reputation Committees. He will provide strategic support and Corporate Affairs to the Group's Brands until 2019. 

At the same time, Charles C. was heavily involved in the development of the Responsible Jewellery Council, of which he remained a member of the executive committee for 10 years, holding positions including Vice-Chairman and Chairman. 

Certified Corporate Director and Expert Consultant; member of the Cultural Council of the FHH, member of the Board of Directors of the Haute Ecole de Joaillerie de Paris and of leading companies in this sector in Europe.
Graduated Major from Sup de Co Bordeaux, MBA from University of Montreal and Ch.B.A. accredited.

After studying law at the Universities of Zürich and Fribourg, Yves Bugmann undertook postgraduate studies in economics at the Graduate School of Business Administration (GSBA) in Zürich, graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration.

He began his career in 2000 as a lawyer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property in Berne. In 2003, he became head of the trademark search department. 

Since 2006, he has been Head of the FH Legal Division. 

In addition to his duties, Yves Bugmann is a member of the Board of the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property and a member of the Board of STOP PIRACY, the Swiss platform against counterfeiting and piracy. From 2008 to 2019, he was also a member of the BASELWOLRD panel. 

Yves Bugmann is also a member of economiesuisse's "intellectual property", "customs and origin" and "competition law" commissions.

Raphaël Schwarz holds degrees in chemistry from the EPFL and the HES Fribourg, and is an expert in radiation protection.

In 2007, he joined Laboratoire Dubois, specializing in the development and application of methods for the determination of allergenic and toxic substances in watch and jewelry components. In 2011, he was appointed head of the Technico-Legal Assistance Department, where he advises numerous luxury brands and their suppliers on the various global consumer protection regulations and the materials that can be used to achieve compliance. 

In 2019, he joins the FH Legal Division as a specialist in regulatory affairs (REACH, RoHS, Proposition 65, SCIP Database, etc.). In this new role, he is responsible for advising watch brands on consumer protection issues, as well as representing them before certain regulatory institutions. He also teaches regulatory affairs at the Swiss Foundation for Research in Microtechnology (FSRM). 

Since the beginning of 2022, he has also been Chairman of the ISO/TC 114 Committee, which is in charge of developing international standards (ISO) for the watchmaking sector.

Olivier Bovet is Senior Advisor at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), where he coordinates Switzerland's commitment to the international fight against corruption, notably within the framework of the OECD. He also coordinates SECO's supervision of good governance of natural resources in Switzerland.

Olivier Bovet holds a PhD in political science (economics) from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. His first professional experience took him to the UNDP office in Islamabad, where he managed industrial development projects in Pakistan (1992-94). He then joined the Federal Administration, and in particular the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO. He managed economic development projects and carried out two missions abroad, to Belgrade (2006-2010) and Tunis (2015-18), where he was deputy head of Swiss economic cooperation. In 2018, he joined SECO's International Investment and Multinational Enterprises Division, where he focuses on anti-corruption and the natural resources sector.

Stéphane Fischler is a third-generation Belgian diamond dealer with many years' experience in the local and international diamond industry, which he has actively supported since the 1980s.

First with the Antwerp World Diamond Center, an organization representing the interests of Antwerp's international diamond trade, for which he served three consecutive terms as president. He has also been heavily involved in the issue of "conflict diamonds", and was approached in early 1999 to study the diamond industry's efforts to combat the trade in diamonds that fuels conflict. As a result, the industry created a certification system that became what is now known as the "Kimberley Process" (KP), as well as the World Diamond Council in Antwerp in 2000. 

Since then, Stéphane has remained very active in promoting KP standards, their implementation and ways to strengthen their impact. He was elected Vice-Chairman and then Chairman of the WDC until May 2020. He was invited to join the Diamond Development Initiative (DDI) early on by its Chairman Ian Smillie, as well as the Responsible Jewellery Council as a board member representing the International Diamond Manufacturer Association. 
Stéphane is currently Chairman of CIBJO's Technology Committee and a member of RESOLVE's Board of Directors.

Michel Mooser is a consultant and trainer in quality and environmental management systems for the public and private sectors, and in ESG project development.

He holds a Master's degree in engineering from ETH Zurich and 2 Master's degrees from EPFL in environmental sciences and environmental auditing. 

Delegate for the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) in Pakistan, Liberia, the Philippines and the former Yugoslavia;
He has over 24 years' experience as an auditor and more than 10 years' experience as a verifier of sustainable development and greenhouse gas emissions reports.

Mr Mooser has worked for clients both in Switzerland and abroad. He has worked for the watchmaking industry for many years, including as an auditor for the RJC. He is currently audit manager for SGS.

Franck Paucod holds a Master's degree in Economics and a Chartered Accountant diploma. He has also completed an Executive MBA in Sustainable Management.

He has over 30 years' experience as a financial auditor and nearly 10 years as an accredited CSR auditor: Eco-Entreprise, RJC, LBMA, LPPM, Fairmined. He has also been an auditor of sustainable development reports for the past 3 years.