Ralph Toledano
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Ralph Toledano (born 27 September 1951, Casablanca, Morocco) is a French-Moroccan businessman. He is president of the Puig group's fashion division; president of the Fédération française de la Couture, du Prêt à Porter des Couturiers et des Créateurs de Mode; and president of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture.
Family
He was born in a Moroccan Jewish family, to Rose-Sarah Toledano and Joseph Toledano, one of the leaders in Morocco's preserved and canned food industries. Joseph Toledano was a distinguished member of the Jewish community in Morocco and was president of the Moroccan delegation to the World Jewish Congress. He lived in Morocco until he was 18 years old.
Toledano graduated from the French business school HEC Paris in 1973.
Toledano married Céline Toledano on November 17, 1990. Together they raised three children: Emmanuelle, Sarah and Ilan.
Career
He was president of the Chambre Syndicale du Prêt à Porter des Couturiers et des Créateurs de Mode from 2003 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2014.
He was elected president of the Fédération française de la Couture, du Prêt à Porter des Couturiers et des Créateurs de Mode on July 1, 2014, and holds the position since then.[https://wwd.com/business-news/human-resources/french-fashion-federation-reelects-ralph-toledano-as-president-1202757058/ French Federation Reelects Ralph Toledano as President] He was re-elected as President of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture on November 12, 2015.[http://madame.lefigaro.fr/style/ralph-toledano-linstinct-mode-300914-978870 Ralph Toledano, l’instinct mode] Le Figaro[https://www.vogue.fr/mode/news-mode/articles/ralph-toledano-nomm-prsident-de-la-fdration-franaise-de-la-couture/20392 Ralph Toledano nommé Président de la Fédération française de la Couture] Vogue
In 2018 he was appointed Chairman of Victoria Beckham Ltd.[https://wwd.com/business-news/financial/ralph-toledano-joins-victoria-beckham-chairman-1202622791/ Ralph Toledano Joins Victoria Beckham Ltd. as Chairman] WWD
Toledano is a member of the board of DEFI, a (French organization that works to support the French fashion industry both domestically and at export) He is a board member of the IFM and the Association Villa Noailles (which in particular organizes the Hyères Festival)
Awards and Distinctions
Toledano is a Chevalier in the Legion of Honour (2003) and an Officer in the Ordre National du Mérite (2014).[https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/ralph-toledano-to-receive-merit-award-7683841/ Ralph Toledano to Receive Merit Award] WWD
Notes and references
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External links
- {{Cite web|url=http://www.vogue.fr/mode/news-mode/articles/ralph-toledano-nomm-prsident-de-la-fdration-franaise-de-la-couture/20392|title=Ralph Toledano nommé Président de la Fédération française de la Couture|last=Vogue|website=Vogue|date=July 2014 |access-date=2016-05-06}}
- {{Cite web|url=http://madame.lefigaro.fr/style/ralph-toledano-mode-mon-metier-mais-aussi-passion-100714-897292|title=Ralph Toledano : "La mode est mon métier, mais aussi ma passion"|website=Madame Figaro|date=10 July 2014 |language=fr-FR|access-date=2016-05-06}}
- {{Cite web|url=http://www.lexpress.fr/styles/mode/ralph-toledano-nomme-a-la-tete-de-la-mode-de-puig_1073069.html|title=Ralph Toledano nommé à la tête de la mode de Puig|website=LExpress.fr|date=19 January 2012 |access-date=2016-05-06}}
- {{Cite web|url=http://www.lesechos.fr/21/11/2014/lesechos.fr/0203953054598_ralph-toledano----l-art-de-vivre--c-est-la-silicon-valley-francaise--.htm|title=Ralph Toledano: " L'Art de vivre, c'est la Silicon Valley française "|date=2014-11-21|website=lesechos.fr|access-date=2016-05-06}}
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Category:Knights of the Legion of Honour
Category:French businesspeople in fashion
Category:20th-century Moroccan Jews
Category:French people of Moroccan-Jewish descent
Category:Moroccan emigrants to France