Bernard Arnault
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Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault (French: [bɛʁnaːʁ aʁno]; born 5 March 1949) is a French businessman, an investor, and art collector.[1][2][3]
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Born | Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault (1949-03-05) 5 March 1949 (age 75) Roubaix, France |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | École Polytechnique, Palaiseau |
Occupation(s) | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LVMH Chairman of Christian Dior S.A. |
Spouse(s) | Anne Dewavrin (m. 1973; div. 1990) Hélène Mercier (m. 1991) |
Children | 5 |
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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.[4]
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]