1. Conseil National du Cuir 105, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008 Paris
Press Officer: Aurélie Metharam / Tel: +33 (0)1 43 59 05 69 / ametharam@sicgroup.com
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2 JULY 2015
Frank Boehly, President of the French National Leather Council, has been elected
Chairman of SIC SA, the commercial company that develops the trade and activities
of French leather companies.
SIC SA organises specialist leather trade fairs throughout the world, and its aim is to allow
French leather professionals to keep pace with the developments of the international
market, particularly by participating in the key shows in the sector in order to make new
contacts and develop trade and new activities.
For more than 50 years, SIC SA organised the Semaine Internationale du Cuir
(International Leather Week), the leading show for the profession and then, from 2001, the
Cuir A Paris show, renamed Premiere Vision Leather since it was bought by Première Vision
SA in 2014.
An agreement was signed in 1993 between SIC SA and UBM Asia, the leader in trade show
organisation in Asia. This joint venture allows French leather companies to attend the
largest business gatherings in Asia: the APLF MM&T show (30 March – 1 April 2016 in
Hong Kong), Fashion Access (7 - 9 October 2015/ 30 March - 1 April 2016 in Hong Kong)
and ACLE (31 August - 2 September 2015 in Shanghai).
“Our goal is to offer innovative and dynamic new activities to meet the demands of
professionals" Frank Boehly
New appointments within the French leather industry

2. Conseil National du Cuir 105, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008 Paris
Press Officer: Aurélie Metharam / Tel: +33 (0)1 43 59 05 69 / ametharam@sicgroup.com
www.conseilnationalducuir.org
Denis Geissmann has been re-elected President of the Syndicat Général des Cuirs et
Peaux, a member organisation of the National Leather Council.
The French National Leather Council, presided by Frank Boehly, coordinates the federations
of professionals from breeders to retailers that make up the French leather industry.
Denis Geissmann has been re-elected President of the Syndicat Général des Cuirs et Peaux
(SGCP), one of the 19 organisation of the National Leather Council. He has been president
of the SGCP since 2011 and now holds a mandate for a further 3 years.
Denis Geissmann, a graduate of the EM business school in Strasbourg, has worked in the
leather industry throughout his entire career. He is specialised in international trade and
runs DEGE Trading which he created in 1995.
He is also a Sworn Commodities Broker, specialised in leathers and hides, and an Arbitrator
at the International Court of Arbitration in Paris.
Founded in 1948, the Syndicat Général des Cuirs et Peaux incorporates 90% of the French
production of raw hides. It organises a number of actions: vaccination campaigns against
ringworm and lice in herds, dissemination of best practices in breeding, advice and training
for abattoir workers, promotion of French hides, and more.
"Today our priority is to develop the quality of French raw hides by disseminating
advice and best practices to the various stakeholders" Denis Geissmann
The National Leather Council (CNC)
The confederation brings together 19
federations and professional unions of the
French leather industry, ranging from the
farming of livestock through to the finished
products.
The French leather industry
♦ 8 000 businesses
♦ 15 billion euro turnover
♦ 70,000 people employed in the leather, tanning,
footwear, leathergoods and glovemaking and leather
goods retail industries.
♦ World No. 1 for finished calf leather and exotic leather
♦ Third largest exporter of leathers and raw hides
♦ 13th largest exporter of finished leathers
♦ Third largest exporter of leather goods