Bernard Arnault
Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault (French: [bɛʁnaːʁ aʁno]; born 5 March 1949) is a French businessman, an investor, and art collector.[2][3][4]
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| Born | Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault 5 March 1949 Roubaix, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | École Polytechnique, Palaiseau |
| Occupation | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LVMH Chairman of Christian Dior S.A. |
| Net worth | US$192.4 billion (May 2021)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Dewavrin (m. 1973; div. 1990) Hélène Mercier (m. 1991) |
| Children | 5 |
Arnault is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of LVMH, the world's largest luxury-goods company. He is the richest person in World according to Forbes magazine, with a net worth of $192.1 billion, as of May 2021.[1]
His mother, Marie-Josèphe Savinel, had a "fascination for Dior". His father, manufacturer Jean Léon Arnaul, owned the civil engineering company Ferret-Savinel.[6]
In April 2018, he became the richest person in fashion, beating Zara's Amancio Ortega.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Forbes World's Billionaires List Real Time". Forbes.com. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ↑ Louis Vuitton, LVMH Moët Hennessy (28 May 2021). "Bernard Arnault & family". Forbes. Forbes Media LLC. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ↑ Galloni, Alessandra (5 March 2009). "Being LVMH's Bernard Arnault – WSJ. Magazine". The Wall Street Journal. http://magazine.wsj.com/features/the-big-interview/being-arnault. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ↑ "Being Bernard Arnault". Nndb.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ↑ "LVMH's CEO Bernard Arnault Is Now The Richest Person in Fashion" (in en-US). Highsnobiety. 12 April 2018. https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/bernard-arnault-richest-person-in-fashion/. Retrieved 12 April 2018.