Overview

Gender

male

Investor Type

Angel

Investor Stage

Seed

Bernard Arnault is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer at LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton, the world’s leading luxury products group.

Born to an industrial family in Roubaix, France on March 5, 1949, Bernard attended the Roubaix lycée and the Faidherbe lycée in Lille. Bernard then went on to study at the Ecole Polytechnique, graduating in 1971.

Bernard 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 of the Board of Directors in 1978. Bernard remained there until 1984, when he undertook the reorganization of the Financière Agache holding company. Bernard returned the group to profitability as he embarked upon a strategy of developing the world’s leading luxury products company. In the process, Bernard reinvigorated Christian Dior as the cornerstone of the new organization.

In 1989, Bernard became the majority shareholder of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton, creating the world’s leading luxury products group. Bernard has been Chairman of the BOard of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the company since that date.

Bernard is also President of the Board of Directors of Groupe Arnault S.A. (his family holding company).

Bernard is married and has five children. Bernard has been awarded the honory titles of Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters.