Description

My name is Nicolas, 25 years experience, I sit at an unusual intersection: senior commercial leadership in global fashion, deep operational experience in circular supply chains, and active fluency in the EU regulatory frameworks that are now reshaping the entire industry.

As Founder of the Denim Deal Foundation, I design and lead the exclusive partnerships and pilots that have mobilised 70+ organizations across 10+ countries. We produced over 12 Million PCR jeans milestone in 3 years, launched a hub in India, and are now positioned as the sector’s primary reference architecture for EPR, ESPR and DPP readiness.

Before this I was VP at PVH Corp in Amsterdam, running global denim supply chains where sustainability commitments either hold under commercial pressure or quietly disappear. I know which levers actually work.

I am most effective in senior leadership roles where systems thinking, stakeholder architecture, and commercial credibility need to operate simultaneously.

My career has been built on ine conviction: the circular economy in fashion will only happen when ot becomes commercially rational, not just politically correct. Everything I have done - operationally and strategically- has been in service of making that real.

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
French
Native or bilingual
Portuguese
Fluent
Spanish
Conversational
Italian
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Valencia (up to 50km)

Denim Deal Foundation
Founder & Executive Director
ENVIRONMENTAL
January 2024 - Today (2 years and 5 months)
Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands
Independent foundation and global public-private platform driving circular transition in denim — targeting 1 billion pairs of jeans with ≥20% post-consumer recycled cotton by 2030.
▸ Directing global strategy across 14 countries (EMEA, North America, APAC, Global South), leading regional teams and a Steering Committee of 80+ member organisations spanning the entire textile value chain.
▸ Architecting hub activation programme (India, France, Germany, UK, USA) with tailored funding models, membership structures, and multi-stakeholder value propositions aligned to the 1B PCR jeans target.
▸ Convening pre-competitive coalitions of brands, recyclers, mills, and governments to establish shared PCR standards, reverse logistics pilots, and operational roadmaps — adopted as international reference frameworks.
Airtable Canvas Figma
Global Denim Center of Excellence | PVH Corp (Calvin Klein / Tommy Hilfiger)
Vice President –
January 2017 - January 2024 (7 years)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
▸ Built and led a team of 40 experts across design, development, and merchandising in Europe, USA, and Asia — establishing the Centre as a global benchmark for circular denim innovation.
▸ Defined 5-year global denim vision integrating innovation, sustainability KPIs, and sourcing synergies across a portfolio of 34 million pairs/year valued at €3.3B at retail.
▸ Delivered €3.8M in annual savings through focused global fibre-mill-vendor sourcing strategy; improved go in margin by +1.5% (€2.5M/year) via long-term strategic vendor partnerships.
▸ Grew sell-in order book by 10% per year (€20M wholesale value) through superior product-price positioning and sustainability-led storytelling to major accounts across Europe, North America, and Asia.
▸ Launched the world's first 100% recycled denim fabric (2019): 2.5 million metres produced globally — a landmark innovation adopted as an industry reference standard.
▸ Pioneered PVH's circular denim capsule (Ellen MacArthur Foundation Jeans Redesign guidelines, SP21 ), integrating low-impact, low-water processes and end-of-life recyclability at scale.
▸ Signed PVH Europe to the Dutch Denim Deal as Steering Committee member; embedded PCR targets into vendor scorecards, directly enabling industrial-scale circular jeans delivery.
▸ Co-created Low Impact Denim programme (EIM by Jeanologia) — deployed globally and adopted as PVH wide standard for measuring social and environmental production impact.
Pepe Jeans Group (incl. Hackett London)
Sourcing Director
March 2005 - January 2017 (11 years and 10 months)
Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands
global denim and casualwear brand with €400M retail value across 3.5M units/year.
▸ Led design, merchandising, and sourcing for Pepe Jeans and Hackett across Men's, Ladies, and Junior divisions with a cross-functional team of 35 and a €22M P&L.
▸ Established production hubs in India and Mexico, growing Pepe Jeans to a top-3 brand in India (€53M/year) and generating €4.4M in Mexico — demonstrating deep Global South sourcing leadership.
▸ Presented collections to major European accounts including P&C (Germany), Galeries Lafayette (France), and El Corte Inglés (Spain).