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Melanie Gerber

MELANIE GERBER

Global Brand Strategy & Marketing Leader

Luxury positioning · Brand expression · Reputation & communications

+41 79 898 81 72 · m.gerber@gmail.com · linkedin.com/in/melaniegerber

Profile

15+ years at the rare crossroads of luxury brand building, digital transformation and high-stakes reputation management. Trained as a fashion designer, sharpened by commercial P&L ownership: builds, protects and scales brands - from owning CHF 18 million/year at a Swiss Maison to the crisis rooms of royal households - turning complex propositions into clear positioning, elevated experiences and measurable growth for UHNW clienteles in London, Dubai and Milan.

Strategic Expertise

Brand

Positioning & architecture · Narrative & messaging · Global guardianship · Luxury CX · UHNW psychology

Growth

Digital transformation · E-commerce · CRM & lifecycle · Performance media · Responsible AI

Leadership

C-suite partnership · Teams of 20 · Agency orchestration · Global / local adaptation · Crisis comms

Professional Experience

Head of Global Marketing / OURONYXLondon · Dubai · Milan

Jun 2024 – Present

Luxury medical-aesthetics destination for an international UHNW clientele. Reporting to the CEO.

  • Built the first global narrative framework across three markets - positioning clinics as premium destinations and driving a +40% lift in average treatment value.
  • Rewired the full journey - digital, social, PR, events, in-clinic - into one content and guest-communications system: +45% high-intent engagement, lower production costs.
  • Cut cost per new client by 30% in Year 1; shaped the 5-year growth roadmap; leads a team of 7 plus agencies, with AI-assisted workflows under human editorial control.

Global Head of Digital Marketing / CHOPARDGeneva

Aug 2018 – Feb 2024

Swiss luxury watch & jewellery Maison - global digital strategy across 12 subsidiaries.

  • Steered digital across 12 subsidiaries, keeping the Maison voice intact while going native in Asia: China (Tmall, WeChat, Weibo, Xiaohongshu, Douyin), Japan (LINE) and Korea (Naver, Kakao).
  • Led the Magento-to-Salesforce replatforming with a full front-end redesign and launched e-commerce in 8 markets - bringing online to the standard of the boutique.
  • Owned CHF 18M a year in digital and media (Google, YouTube, Meta, Salesforce Marketing Cloud CRM); led a team of 20 as primary digital partner to the C-suite.
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Professional Experience · Continued

Account Director / KBSD SAGeneva

Aug 2012 – Aug 2018

Geneva digital-intelligence boutique - the firm called when a reputation is on the line.

  • Confidential advisor on reputation mandates for UHNW families, Gulf royal households, Russian principals and governments - where one headline could move markets or courts.
  • Ran crisis response on high-profile, press-exposed cases: narrative, digital footprint and legally sensitive messaging, delivered under pressure and in total discretion.
  • Owned strategy, budgets and delivery for a ~15-person team across PR, content, social, paid media, SEO and web - turning digital intelligence into control of public perception.

Earlier Experience

WNG

Lausanne · 2012

Digital Marketing / Leading Swiss 360° digital agency (web, design, digital communication). Ran the La Vaudoise account: audit and website & e-commerce revamp to lift UX and conversion; PPC and display campaigns.

my-wardrobe.com

London · 2010 – 2011

Digital Marketing & E-commerce / Upscale online retailer of 200+ designer brands (Burberry, Chloé, Paul Smith). Led market launch in France, Belgium and Luxembourg, owning site localisation, budgets, affiliates and influencers.

Prestigium

Paris · 2008 – 2009

Digital Marketing & Communication / Online luxury shopping guide. Single point of contact for 50+ watch & jewellery Maisons incl. Dior, Cartier, Bulgari, Harry Winston; built affiliate network for FR, US and UK.

Aragorn

Paris · 2007 – 2008

PR / PR agency, gastronomy & wine. Supported national media promotion of Le Petit Nice for its third Michelin star.

Education

Master’s Degree

Marketing Management in Fashion & Luxury Goods

Mod’Art International, Paris · 2007–2009

Bachelor’s Degree

Fashion & Apparel Design

Esmod, Paris · 2004–2007

Baccalauréat

Social & Economics

Lycée Français Jean Monnet, Brussels · 2001–2004

Languages & Tools

  • FrenchNative
  • EnglishNative
  • GermanIntermediate

Salesforce Commerce & Marketing Cloud · Magento · Google Analytics · Power BI · Meta & Google Ads · Figma · Photoshop · Illustrator · Generative AI (ChatGPT, Midjourney, Claude)

References

Louis de Meckenheim

CMO, Chopard

+41 79 911 72 95

Alexandra Wolf

Global Dir. Communication & Digital, Teoxane · ex Head of Digital, Chopard

+41 79 716 00 40

Amélie Tassan

International Digital Acquisition Manager, Chopard

+33 6 60 76 31 31

David Scholberg

Founder, KBSD

+41 79 436 73 80