While he is well versed in fashion — having spent 18 years with Hugo Boss, starting as director of finance and accounting and rising through the ranks to become chief financial officer before his appointment as CEO in 2016 — Langer is an “operations” man with a background in mechanical engineering and economics. He even did a stint at management consultancy firm McKinsey & Co.
SINGAPORE (Feb 7): As Mark Langer walks into the room for our interview, looking every inch a gentleman, the first thing I note is the suit he is wearing. I am, naturally, curious about the sartorial preference of the chief executive of Hugo Boss — more so because, unlike the celebrity brand makers who front many luxury fashion houses, Langer has been more of a corporate spokesman for the fashion house since becoming its head almost four years ago.
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