Lunar hires ex-Parker Pens China executive as sector partner
Lunar Capital has appointed Vincent Sun as sector partner for high-end branded consumer goods, with the expectation that he will be seconded to children’s clothing retailer I Pinco Pallino Asia as general manager. This follows the China-focused GP’s normal practice of hiring industry veterans to support the development of specific portfolio companies.
Sun was previously China general manager for Parker Pens, the luxury pen business owned by Newell Rubbermaid Group. He has more than 20 years of sales and marketing experience in China, having also worked...
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