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Bernard Arnault
Building LVMH into a global group of luxury brands.
Christian Dior · LVMH
- Born
- 5 March 1949
- Birthplace
- Roubaix, France
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Bernard Arnault
Bernard Arnault is a French business executive whose career moved from construction into luxury goods. His acquisitions brought fashion, jewellery, wines and other businesses under one group.
Early life
Industrial family
His father ran the construction company Ferret-Savinel.
Engineering
Studied at École Polytechnique before joining the family business.
Career
- 1971–1978
Construction
Entered Ferret-Savinel and rose to chairman.
- 1984
Dior
Took control of a struggling group containing Christian Dior.
- 1989
LVMH leadership
Became its controlling shareholder and chief executive.
- 2021
Tiffany acquisition
Expanded the group’s jewellery business.
Selected work
Christian Dior
The cornerstone of his luxury expansion.
LVMH
Brought multiple luxury houses under his control.
Fondation Louis Vuitton
Opened a major art institution in Paris.
Beyond work
Music
Plays piano and married concert pianist Hélène Mercier.
Family
Has five children, several of whom work within the group.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Biography and career evidence ↗Photo: Jérémy Barande. CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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