Damien Dernoncourt is the Founder and
CEO of
Naga Brands, an operating platform bringing financing and functional expertise to brands, creative entrepreneurs and designers. In 2017, Naga Brands raised capital from family offices and its first investments were in accessories, jewelry and cosmetic.
Prior to Naga, Dernoncourt ran
John Hardy for 11 years. He led an international team of 1,500 individuals across the company’s facilities in Asia and the US. Through a management buyout, Dernoncourt assumed control of the company with the support of
private equity group 3i. In 2014, he sold a controlling stake to private equity group
L Catterton
L Catterton is a U.S.-headquartered private equity firm. Since 1989, the firm has made more than 250 investments in brands across all segments of the consumer industry.
L Catterton is led by its co-Chief Executive Officers, J. Michael Chu and S ...
and became non-executive chairman.
Dernoncourt began his career in Hong Kong, leading a buying office for a major French importer before starting, at 25, his own merchandising and packaging company in China. A venture he later sold to complete an MBA at
INSEAD
INSEAD, a contraction of "Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires" () is a non-profit business school that maintains campuses in Europe (Fontainebleau, France), Asia (Singapore), the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, UAE), and North America (San ...
.
Dernoncourt regularly takes part in ultra-trail races, through which he raised money to finance the “Job for Life Foundation”, a charity he co-founded to give orphans in Bali the opportunity to learn a trade and live an independent life.
Born in France, Dernoncourt has been living in Hong Kong for the past 24 years, he has 2 children.
References
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1971 births
Living people
French businesspeople