Aletta Stas

Dutch businesswoman and author
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroDutch businesswoman and author
A.K.A.Aletta Stas-Bax
A.K.A.Aletta Stas-Bax
PlacesNetherlands
isBusinessperson Writer Entrepreneur
Work fieldBusiness Literature
Gender
Female
Birth1 January 1965
Age60 years
Family
Spouse:Peter Stas
The details

Biography

Aletta Stas-Bax (born 1965) is a Dutch entrepreneur and author. In 1988, she founded together with Peter Stas the watch company Frederique Constant. The manufacture's initial strategy was to focus its energy on classical luxury watches at an affordable price. The Accessible Luxury positioning was the basis of strong growth during the financial crisis when consumers came back more to classical values and accessible prices.

Career

Aletta Stas-Bax was named one of hundred most successful and influential female entrepreneurs in The Netherlands and 20 most influential women in Switzerland.

Aletta Stas-Bax is an advocate of gender diversity in Board of directors.

In 2002, to diversify the Frédérique Constant group, Stas and her husband acquired Alpina Watches, a manufacturer of Swiss sports watches founded in 1883.

In 2013, in collaboration with Peter Stas, Gisbert L. Brunner and Alexander Linz, Aletta Stas-Bax wrote the book Live your passion, Building a watch manufacture.

Aletta Stas-Bax is currently Member of the Board of directors of Frédérique Constant.

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