Influential CEO Bernard Arnault
He is a French businessman, investor, and art collector.
He is the Chairman and CEO of LVMH Moët Hennessy – 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀 𝗩𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗻, the world’s leading luxury products group.
• One of the world's ultimate taste-makers, Bernard Arnault oversees an empire of 70 brands including Louis Vuitton and 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗮.
• He is the 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱-𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 in the world and the 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲.
• His father made a small fortune in construction; Arnault got his start by putting up $15 million from that business to buy 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗼𝗿 in 1985.
• Mr. Arnault is also President of the Board of Directors of Groupe Arnault S.E. (his family holding company).
• In April 2017, Arnault bought out Christian Dior.
• Arnault owns a 97.5% stake in Christian Dior, which controls 41.2% of LVMH.
• Soon after, he bought 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 and funded the French designer, Christian Lacroix.
ON FORBES LISTS, He is -
#3 Billionaires 2021 and #56 Powerful People 2018
• He has been awarded the 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀 of Grand Officier de la Légion d’Honneur and Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres.
• Given a 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 at the 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 in 2011.
He is an art lover and patron.
• In 2014, Arnault unveiled his $166 million Frank Gehry-designed Museum for the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris' Bois de Boulogne
In his word – ‘𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝘂𝘅𝘂𝗿𝘆 - 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.'
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