PARIS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - LVMH Chair and CEO Bernard Arnault's five children have been moving up the ranks of the luxury empire.
All of them hold executive roles in the company.
DELPHINE ARNAULT, 50, became chair and CEO of fashion label Christian Dior Couture in February 2023. She was previously executive vice president of Louis Vuitton, in charge of products. She has also served as deputy managing director of Christian Dior Couture, and is a member of LVMH's board of directors and the group's executive committee. Delphine graduated from French business school EDHEC and the London School of Economics.
ANTOINE ARNAULT, 48, is head of communications, image and environment for LVMH as well as chair and CEO of LVMH holding company Christian Dior SE. He also serves as chair of the upscale menswear and shoe label Berluti. Previously head of communications at Louis Vuitton, he is a member of LVMH's board of directors. Antoine has degrees from French business school INSEAD and Canadian business school HEC Montreal. Outside LVMH, he also spearheads his family's investment in football club Paris FC.
ALEXANDRE ARNAULT, 33, became deputy CEO of LVMH's wines and spirits division, Moët Hennessy, in February. He was previously executive vice president, in charge of product, communications and industrial at Tiffany. He was also CEO of luggage-maker Rimowa, a position he held for four years starting in 2016. Alexandre has a master's degree from France's Ecole Polytechnique. He is a member of LVMH's board of directors.
FREDERIC ARNAULT, 30, joined Italian cashmere brand Loro Piana as CEO last year after serving as chair and CEO of LVMH watches since January 2024. He is also managing director of the family holding Financiere Agache. Frederic was CEO of watchmaker Tag Heuer from 2020 to 2023. He was previously head of strategy and digital director at the watch label, which he joined in 2017. Frederic is a graduate of France's Ecole Polytechnique and is a member of LVMH's board of directors.
JEAN ARNAULT, 27, has been director of marketing and development of Louis Vuitton's watches division since August 2021, when he joined. Jean has a master's degree in financial mathematics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in mechanical engineering from Imperial College London.
(Reporting by Tassilo Hummel; Editing by Jane Merriman, Mark Potter and Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
Bernard Arnault is a French businessperson who has been at the helm of 10 different companies and presently holds the position of Chairman of Christian Dior SE, Chairman for Château Cheval Blanc SC, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, Co-Chairman of Groupe Arnault SE and President for Groupe Arnault SE. He is also Chairman for Fondation Louis Vuitton pour la Création and on the board of 5 other companies.
He previously held the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Ferret Savinel Co., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Nexity SA, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Société Financière Agache SA and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Financière Agache SA.
Mr. Arnault received an undergraduate degree from Ecole Polytechnique.
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE is the world leader in luxury products. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- fashion and leather items (46.7%): brands such as Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Celine, Loewe, Kenzo, Givenchy, Fendi, Emilio Pucci, Marc Jacobs, Berluti, Loro Piana, etc.;
- watches and jewels (13%): Bulgari, TAG Heuer, Zenith, Hublot, Chaumet, Fred brands, Tiffany, etc.;
- perfumes and cosmetics products (10.1%): perfumes (Christian Dior, Guerlain, Loewe, Kenzo, Givenchy brands, etc.), makeup products (Make Up For Ever, Guerlain, Acqua di Parma, etc.), etc.;
- wines and spirits (6.6%): champagnes (Moët & Chandon, Dom Pérignon, Veuve Clicquot, Krug, Ruinart, Mercier, Château d'Yquem, Domaine du Clos des Lambrays, Château Cheval Blanc, Colgin Cellars, Hennessy, Glenmorangie, Ardbeg, Belvedere, Woodinville, Volcán de mi Tierra, Chandon, Cloudy Bay, Terrazas de los Andes brands, etc.; No. 1 worldwide), wines (Cape Mentelle, Château D'Yquem, etc.), cognacs (mainly Hennessy; No. 1 worldwide), whisky (mainly Glenmorangie), etc.;
The remaining net sales (23.6%) are from selective distribution through the Sephora, DFS, Miami Cruiseline chains and Le Bon Marché and La Samaritaine department stores.
At the end of 2025, products are marketed via a network of 6,283 outlets located throughout the world.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (8.3%), Europe (18%), Japan (7.9%), Asia (26.5%), the United States (25.6%) and other (13.7%).
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