GROUP PRESENTATION
GROUP PRESENTATION / MAY 2023
Biography of Bernard Arnault
Bernard Arnault is Chairman and CEO of LVMH. Born to an industrial family
in Roubaix, France on March 5, 1949, Mr. Arnault attended the Roubaix lycée
and the Faidherbe lycée in Lille. He then went on to study at the Ecole
Polytechnique, graduating in 1971.
He began his professional career that year as an engineer with the Ferret-Savinel
construction company and successively was promoted to various executive
management positions before becoming Chairman in 1978.
Mr. Arnault remained there until 1984, when he undertook the reorganization
of the Financière Agache holding company. He returned the group to
profitability as he embarked upon a strategy of developing the world's leading
luxury products company. In the process, he reinvigorated Christian Dior
as the cornerstone of the new organization.
In 1989, Mr. Arnault became the majority shareholder of LVMH Moët Hennessy
- Louis Vuitton, creating the world's leading luxury products group.
Mr. Arnault has been Chairman and CEO of the company since that date.
Mr. Arnault is also President of the Board of Directors of Groupe Arnault S.A.
(his family holding company).
Mr. Arnault is married and has five children. He has been awarded the honory
titles of Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the Order
of Arts and Letters.
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