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Nicolas Puech
French businessperson From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nicolas Puech (born 1943) is a French billionaire heir and businessman, a fifth-generation descendant of fashion designer Thierry Hermès. He resigned from the company's supervisory board in 2014, but maintained 5% of Hermès shares. Puech has attempted to sell this stake, but maintains he does not have access to his shares.[1]
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Early life
Nicolas Puech was born in 1943 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, the son of Francis Puech and Yvonne Hermès.[2][3] He is the brother of Bertrand Puech fr and the cousin of Jean-Louis Dumas.[2]
Personal life
Wealth
In 2023, the Swiss media reported that Puech intended to cancel his inheritance contract with the Isocrates Foundation and leave half of his fortune to his former gardener, who he planned to adopt. The charitable foundation, which Puech founded and served on as board president, formally opposed the annulment.[5]
As per Forbes list of The Richest People In The World, dated 8 March 2024, Puech ranked #121 with a net worth of $15.6 Billion.[6]
In 2025, Forbes removed him from its billionaire's list because according to Puech, his "fortune has vanished".[7] According to The New York Times, Puech had agreed to sell 6 million Hermès shares to the Qatari royal family, but Peuch had told the Swiss government that his shares had allegedly been taken by a wealth advisor. A related lawsuit was filed against Peuch in the United States.[8]
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