PARIS — Vestiaire Collective is beefing up its tech team with two senior appointments as new chief executive officer Bernard Osta moves to accelerate innovation and steer the luxury resale platform toward profitability.
The company has named Thomas Hézard chief product officer and Rémi Bouchez chief technology officer, marking the first high-profile hires under Osta, who took the helm in October 2025.
The appointments signal a strategic focus on product development and engineering as Vestiaire Collective looks to refine the user experience and deepen its use of artificial intelligence across its global marketplace for pre-owned luxury fashion.
“I’m very excited about these strategic appointments,” said Osta in a statement. “Together, Thomas and Rémi will drive Vestiaire Collective’s innovation agenda, strengthening our leadership in the global fashion resale market.”
Hézard, who joined the company in 2019 and most recently served as chief strategy and people officer, has held leadership roles spanning operations, business and product. In his new role, he will oversee the integration of business, operations and technology functions to drive a more cohesive product strategy. Prior to Vestiaire, he worked on luxury sector strategy at Boston Consulting Group.
Bouchez, a longtime technology leader at the company, steps into the chief technology officer role after serving as vice president of engineering. Since joining the company in 2018, he has focused on optimizing the platform’s user experience, and will now lead efforts to scale innovation and improve performance across Vestiaire’s digital infrastructure.
Both executives will be based in Paris and report directly to Osta, working closely together to advance the company’s product and technology roadmap.
The hires come at a pivotal moment for the company.
Osta, a former chief strategy and chief financial officer at Vestiaire Collective with a background in investment banking at Lazard and Goldman Sachs, signaled a shift from a founder-led company to more of a focus on finance and operations.
Cofounder Fanny Moizant, who helped build Vestiaire into a global resale player, said publicly that she had not left by choice following the management reshuffle.
The new CEO has outlined 2026 as a potential turning point as the business seeks to transition from growth to profitability.
Rather than pursuing a major strategic overhaul, the CEO has emphasized tech, execution and expansion in underpenetrated markets, particularly the United States.
Strengthening product and technology capabilities is expected to play a central role in that plan, as resale platforms compete on user experience, authentication, and personalization in an increasingly crowded market, he told WWD earlier this year.
With the new tech team in place, Osta is betting that tighter integration between product and engineering, alongside increased deployment of AI, will help it scale more efficiently while enhancing engagement across its global community of buyers and sellers.
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