Bernard Arnault
French business magnate
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Bernard Arnault is a French businessperson, engineer, and entrepreneur who was born on March 5, 1949, in Roubaix, France. He holds French citizenship and is known for founding LVMH and Christian Dior. Arnault is currently the CEO of LVMH and Christian Dior. Additionally, he serves as the director of LVMH.
Arnault received his education at the Polytechnic School and Lycée Faidherbe in Paris, France. Throughout his career, Arnault has worked as a businessman, engineer, and entrepreneur.
Bernard Arnault is the father of several children, including Antoine Arnault, Delphine Arnault, Frédéric Arnault, Alexandre Arnault, and Jean Arnault.
Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault (born 5 March 1949) is a French businessman, investor, and art collector.
He is the chairman and chief executive of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SE, the world's largest luxury goods company.
Arnault is, as of 31 January 2022, the second-richest person in the world and the richest person from Europe, with an estimated net worth of US $192.6 billion according to Forbes.
Early life
Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault was born on 5 March 1949, in Roubaix, France. His mother, Marie-Josèphe Savinel, daughter of Étienne Savinel, had a "fascination for Dior". His father, manufacturer Jean Léon Arnault, a graduate of École Centrale Paris, owned the civil engineering company Ferret-Savinel.
Arnault was educated at the Lycée Maxence Van Der Meersch in Roubaix, and the Lycée Faidherbe in Lille. In 1971, he graduated from the École Polytechnique, France's leading engineering school, and began work for his father's company. Three years later, after he convinced his father to shift the focus of the company to real estate, Ferret-Savinel sold the industrial construction division and was renamed Ferinel. Following the acquisition of a textile company and relocation of their headquarters, the company renamed the real estate branch to the George V Group. The real estate assets were later sold to Compagnie Générale des Eaux (CGE), eventually becoming Nexity.
Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault (born 5 March 1949) is a French businessman, investor, and art collector.
He is the chairman and chief executive of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SE, the world's largest luxury goods company.
Arnault is, as of 31 January 2022, the second-richest person in the world and the richest person from Europe, with an estimated net worth of US $192.6 billion according to Forbes.
Early life
Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault was born on 5 March 1949, in Roubaix, France. His mother, Marie-Josèphe Savinel, daughter of Étienne Savinel, had a "fascination for Dior". His father, manufacturer Jean Léon Arnault, a graduate of École Centrale Paris, owned the civil engineering company Ferret-Savinel.
Arnault was educated at the Lycée Maxence Van Der Meersch in Roubaix, and the Lycée Faidherbe in Lille. In 1971, he graduated from the École Polytechnique, France's leading engineering school, and began work for his father's company. Three years later, after he convinced his father to shift the focus of the company to real estate, Ferret-Savinel sold the industrial construction division and was renamed Ferinel. Following the acquisition of a textile company and relocation of their headquarters, the company renamed the real estate branch to the George V Group. The real estate assets were later sold to Compagnie Générale des Eaux (CGE), eventually becoming Nexity.
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