Christian Layolle was formerly the Head of UK of The Mills Fabrica, a new innovation platform supporting startups driving sustainable solutions for the food and fashion industries.
Christian was the Global Head of Business Development at The Business of Fashion (BoF), the leading resource for the global fashion industry. Having joined in 2013, Christian was one of the first team members at BoF who helped pave the way to its global renown today. He spearheaded the development of BoF’s two principal platforms including its recruitment site BoF Careers, and its content subscriptions BoF Professional, which today cater to over 400 fashion and luxury brands worldwide. As the first commercial lead to join the company he was the principal architect for sponsorship, advertisement and branded content.
Starting his career in Paris, Christian was responsible for international development for French trade media, FashionMag and job board FashionJobs, now known as FashionNetwork. After a short stint in executive search, he moved to London in 2013.
Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, Christian was educated in the United States and holds a post-graduate from La Sorbonne, Paris in International Business and Marketing. After launching his career in France, and spending 9 years in London, he now resides in Milan with his wife and border terrier.
He is fully fluent in English, French, Spanish and Italian.