Ronald Jackson - President, Girard-Perregaux and JeanRichard USA

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Ronald Jackson - President, Girard-Perregaux and JeanRichard USA
Ron Jackson started working with Zale's Jewelers right after he
graduated from college and he has been in the watch industry ever
since. After Zale's, he worked for uhren watcheshttp://www.watcheshop.net/,
a division of Hattori Seiko, then Hamilton and he is currently
President of Girard-Perregaux and JeanRichard in the USA.
"I've always been fascinated with orologi watcheshttp://www.watcheshop.net/,"
he says. "Even in grade school, I had a passion for uhren
watcheshttp://www.watcheshop.net/. I've always enjoyed the look and
feel of a nice watch, and I've always appreciated the mechanical
aspect of orologi watcheshttp://www.watcheshop.net/. I am a gear head
- I like gears in uhren watcheshttp://www.watcheshop.net/, bicycles,
motorcycles and cars."
Jackson really enjoys his job, relishing the different aspects of what
he does. One of the things he enjoys most is working on the timepieces
from Girard-Perregaux and JeanRichard. He has developed many US-only
models and Jackson loves rolling up his sleeves and digging into the
design and feature sets. "Not only do I get to work with the product,
which I really love, but I have the opportunity to work with
tremendously interesting retailers from all around the country," he
details. "I have also had the chance to work with interesting projects
with Ferrari, the Colorado Grand, the American LeMans series, the
Grand Am series, BMW Oracle Racing and the American Nicaragua
Foundation."
When Jackson is not working, he can be found with his family, on the
mountain bike trails or at the controls of something fast. "The only
thing I don't like is that as much as I enjoy what I do, there is a
ton of travel," he says. "I go somewhere, enjoying myself doing
interesting work with great people, but I am away from my family."
Jackson is concerned about the future of the watch industry. "The
biggest issue we face in the uhren watchhttp://www.watcheshop.net/
industry is how to cultivate and protect the authorized distribution
of our products," he says.
On the product side, Jackson is very optimistic. "Both our brands have
advanced product development already on-line for deployment in 2008
and beyond," he says. "The products for the future are sure to
continue the legacy of Girard-Perregaux and JeanRichard, and we look
forward to improving our ability to match the strength of our
netpanies with the tastes of watch connoisseurs."