Bernard Arnault

Bernard Arnault is a French entrepreneur who built his career by transforming family-linked industrial and investment holdings into a global luxury-business empire. After leading Ferret-Savinel and reorganizing Financière Agache around Christian Dior, he became LVMH’s principal shareholder in 1989 and has since served as its chairman and chief executive. He also leads Groupe Arnault, his family holding company, and was elected in 2024 to France’s Academy of Moral and Political Sciences.