Albert Engler

Design & Innovation, Product and Brand marketing, Expert of the luggage industry

Paris, Île-de-France, France

About

15 years in Design and Development of innovative travel gear.

Experience

  • DELSEY PARIS (18 yrs 2 mos)
    • Chief Design & Brand officer
      Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

    • Chief Design & Innovation officer
      Mar 2019 - Jul 2025 · 6 yrs 5 mos

    • Marketing, Design & Communication Director
      Sep 2015 - Feb 2019 · 3 yrs 6 mos

      Set up of new processes in the department, recruitment of key team members to professionalize and improve workflow between the departments under my responsibility (Design, Product Development, Communication, Engineering, R&D). European e-shop launches in collaboration with Sales and IT. Launch of the best featured connected Trolley in the market, co-creation with consumers. New advertising campaign in a disruptive format (3D animation movie). 100% digital activation. Partnership with KOL on main social media (FB, Instagram, Wechat in China).

  • Product Manager at Berluti
    Jul 2007 - Apr 2008 · 10 mos

    Development of the shoes and leathers goods collections with Olga Berluti, Art Director and héritière of the Berluti shoe maker savoir-faire. Launch of a leather luggage collection, including a rolling luggage with an innovating construction for the luxury segment. Store merchandising and creation of training, communication and visual merchandising tools.

  • Product Manager at DELSEY Paris
    May 2005 - Jun 2007 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    In charge of the soft and rolling luggage (T.O. 60 m€ in 2006). Implementation of the premiumisation strategy and improvement of the perceived value for the new targets (younger men and women). Development of the new ranges in China with the Designers et Engineers. Briefing for the communication tools and creation of the sales tools for Sales training purpose.

  • Product Manager at Please Take a Seat
    Sep 2003 - Apr 2005 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Design and development of a new seat and sofa collection in leather and fabric for the family decoration and furniture business, together with my brother. Creation of the website to display the savoir-faire and collection of the company. Acquisition of new corporate customers in luxury hotels (Four Seasons, George V, Ritz).

  • Hugo Boss (5 yrs 11 mos)
    • Junior Product Manager at BALDESSARINI Hugo Boss
      Apr 1999 - Jul 2003 · 4 yrs 4 mos

      Assistant of Werner Baldessarini, former CEO for the creation the accessories (shirts, knit wear, belts, shoes, lifestyle articles). Collaboration with the team and an agency for the advertising campaign and new CI guidelines for packaging and visual merchandising.

    • Trademark Merchandising Manager at HUGO BOSS
      Sep 1997 - Mar 1999 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Development of accessories and lifestyle products to test, enlarge the offer and protect BOSS et HUGO brands: product categories with a license potential or key for image purpose (small leather goods, kids collection, home wear…).