Bernard Arnault | |
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![]() Arnault in 2017 | |
Born | Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault 5 March 1949 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 |
Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault (French: [bɛʁnaːʁ aʁno]; born 5 March 1949) is a French businessman, an investor, and art collector.[2][3][4]
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]