CORPORATE
The Group
ICONYC is a multidisciplinary luxury lifestyle maison founded in New York in 2016. The group operates across music, fashion, fragrance, spirits, wine, media, publishing, events, film and software, built around a single creative vision. Each group company is incorporated in its own right and operates under licence from CAA Media SRL, which holds the ICONYC trade marks.
01Group Structure
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Dr John Johnson
Founded ICONYC in New York in 2016. Sets group strategy and brand direction across every division.
United Kingdom
Management & Advisory
Apex Regent Ltd
The group's management and advisory company, providing management and consulting services to the ICONYC companies.
Belgium
Group Home & Trade Marks
CAA Media SRL
The group's legal home, holding the ICONYC trade mark portfolio, including the registered EU mark.
United Kingdom
Media & Publishing
Type One Media Ltd
The group's media and publishing company.
United Kingdom
Luxury Book Publishing
Mercer Venier Ltd
The group's luxury book publishing house, carrying the Mercer Venier name.
02Operating Companies
The principal operating companies of the group.
Zaragoza, Spain
Software Development
ICONYC Solutions SL
ICONYC Solutions, Formerly De Ramos & Serch
Software development house, acquired in 2026. Engineering, product and digital build for the group and external clients.
Toro & Rioja, Spain
Wine
Alto Único SL
ICONYC Winery
The group's wine company and owner of two estates. ICONYC Alto Único in D.O. Toro produces Tinta de Toro in strictly limited quantities, and under its previous label scored 98 points from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate across five consecutive vintages. Dominio de ICONYC in Rioja, acquired in 2026, produces Tempranillo.
Davos, Switzerland
Spirits
ICONYC Distillery AG
ICONYC Distillery
Alpine distillery producing the group's award winning Swiss gin portfolio and spirits for The Collection.
Tokyo, Japan
Fashion
Studio Couture K.K. (株式会社)
Maison ICONYC
The group's fashion house, home of the Maison ICONYC collections and the Tokyo boutique.
South Korea
Fragrance & Cosmetics
ICONYC Cosmetics Yuhan Hoesa (유한회사)
ICONYC Cosmetics
Fragrance and cosmetics company behind ICONYC Parfum.
New York & Berlin
Consultancy
The Pantheon Inc.
The Pantheon Consultancy
Advisory and consultancy company. Strategy, brand and commercial advisory for the group and external clients.
New York, United States
Creative Agency
CCA Creative Inc.
CCA Creative Agency
Creative agency serving the group's brands and external accounts. Campaigns, content and creative direction.
United Kingdom
Music Distribution
Y/One Ltd
Y/ONE Distribution
Digital music distribution and vinyl, operating ICONYC ONE.
United Kingdom
Editorial Media
ICONYC Magazine Ltd
ICONYC Magazine
Editorial media company publishing ICONYC Magazine.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Collaborations & Projects
C/One LLC
C/One
Collaborations and projects across the group's brands.
03Leadership
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Group Leadership
Dr John Johnson
Founded ICONYC in New York in 2016. Sets group strategy and brand direction across all divisions.
Finance Director
Group Finance
Henriette LeBlanc
Group finance, tax and treasury. Two decades as an executive at a major global accounting firm before ICONYC.
General Counsel
Legal & Corporate
Robert Perrois LLM
Legal matters, corporate structure, contracts, tax and residency coordination.
Head of Production
Group Production
David Leonard
Delivery and production across the group's projects and divisions.
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Office of the CEO
Gaby Hindle
Coordination and internal operations for the founder's office.
04Extended Leadership Group
Chief Operating Officer
Group Operations
Maximilian Bernreuther
Chief Controller
Financial Control
Chase Daniels
Chief Technology Officer
Software Development, ICONYC Solutions
Ivan de Ramos
Head of Systems Infrastructure
Infrastructure & Security
Filip Alsen
Head of Liquid Portfolio
Spirits & Wine Range
Max Muson
Product Sales Director
Commercial & Sales
Chris Mertens
Head of Human Resources
People
Valeria Declerq
Head of Administration
Group Administration
Olivia Janssens
05Operating Divisions
ICONYC is not a single line business. It operates as a luxury lifestyle house across five divisions, each with its own sub brands and leads.
Corporate & Group Services
ICONYC Global
- About & Corporate. Group Identity & Governance
- Projects. Cross Division Initiatives
- Careers. Talent & Hiring
- Contact & Partnerships. External Relationships & Sponsorships
Lifestyle
Creative Director, Quim Marin
Maison ICONYC
- Magazine. ICONYC Magazine, iconycmagazine.com
- Capsules. Signature Editions & Collaborations with Auteurs and Global Brands
- Events. Brand Events & Experiences
- Studio. Creative Studio & Design
- Shop. Retail & Merchandise
Drinks
Master Distiller, Jeremy Bronniman
The Collection
- Distillery. ICONYC Distillery, Davos
- Gin. Swiss Alpine Portfolio with ZÉNITH, SOLANO & NÉVÉ
- Mezcal & Tequila. DESTILADO ÚNICO N°001, Los Altos
- Wine. ICONYC Alto Único, Toro & Dominio de ICONYC, Rioja
Music
A&R, Pietro Casella
Labels & Radio
- ICONYC. Flagship Label
- Sub Labels. S/M, W Berlin, Module
- Radio. Broadcast & Streaming
- Agency. Artist & Booking Agency
Business
CTO, Ivan de Ramos
Ventures & Development
- Y/ONE. Digital Music & Vinyl Distribution
- Vinyls. Vinyl Manufacturing & Distribution
- Solutions. Software Development House, Zaragoza
- Film & TV. Screen Production
- Consult. The Pantheon Consultancy, Berlin
- The Press. Mercer Venier, Luxury Book Publishing
06Creative, Design & Studio
Creative Director, CCA Creative
Design & Art Direction
Quim Marin
Art Department
Art & Design
Franco Schonwalder & Gaia Giraudo
Motion Design
Motion & Animation
Tugs Nazlivatan
Photography
Photography
Sam de Backer
07Brand, Press & Communications
Compliance Management
Regulatory Department
Mica Sterling
Regulatory Affairs
Compliance Management
Victoria Sterling
Brand Strategy
Brand Strategy
Lea Martin
Press Officer
Press Department
Axel Bray
Head of Corporate Partnerships
Partnerships & Corporate PR
James Vance
Editorial Team
Long Form & Publications
ICONYC Editorial
Head of Event Coordination
Events
Lidia Hill
08External Suppliers & Partners
Third party specialists engaged by the group, shown for completeness.
Marketing & Social
Studio Light Creative, Lyon
Darja Karstens
Font Licensing
Typeface Licensing
Displaay Type Foundry
09Geographic Footprint
Office
New York
Office
London
Office
Dubai
Office
Berlin
Office
Antwerp
Office
Zaragoza
Offices in six cities, with the group's home in Belgium, management and publishing in the United Kingdom, a boutique in Tokyo, software in Zaragoza, a distillery in Davos, wine estates in Toro and Rioja, consultancy in New York and Berlin, and a creative agency in New York. Updated October 2026.
