Berne pool of broadcasting corporations Etienne Arnault (*5. March 1949, Roubaix, France) is a French entrepreneur; it is considered as of France a richest man and as the seventh-richest world with an estimated private possession according to Forbes (2006) of 21.5 billion US$.

Studied engineer is the chairman of the board of the luxury goods company LVMH, to that marks like the leather article manufacturer Louis Vuitton, the Champagner manufacturer & Chandon and the Cognac manufacturer Hennessy belongs.

Life

Berne pool of broadcasting corporations Etienne Arnault became to 5. March 1949, as a son of Jean Arnault and Marie Jo Savinel, in Roubaix, in the north of France, born. Its father operated a real estate business.

After the attendance of the High School wrote itself Arnault to the Polytechnique in Paris for engineering sciences. It occurred after conclusion of the studies 1971 the paternal enterprise "Ferret Savinel". From 1978 to 1984 Arnault served as a president of the enterprise. 1973 he married Anne Dewavrin, from which he separated later however again. It had children with their two.

In year 1985 stepped Arnault for the first time as entrepreneurs to public consciousness, when he transferred the fastened textile company Boussac/Saint to whose subsidiaries also the mode enterprise of Christian Dior belonged. At the beginning of of 1987 was Arnault considerably involved in the ascent by Christian Lacroix, which it brought in the mode business. In the same year it bought up the company "Celine", which had specialized in leather luxury articles.

Toward end of the 1980er years acquired Arnault increasingly portions of the largest French holding company, in which the luxury leather goods enterprise Louis Vuitton and the liquor and perfume manufacturer Hennessy had been connected. 1989 attained Arnault a majority portion over Louis Vuitton Hennessy (LVMH), on which it became to appoint as the president of the company. With the luxury goods company Arnault controls world brands from the textile, Beauty and beverage range like "Dior", "Lacroix", "Kenzo", "Vuitton", "Mot & Chandon", "Pommery" and "Hennessy". Since 1996 also the Bordeaux wines from the Weingut d'Yquem belong to the mark pallet of the group.

In the year 1997 Arnault was appointed as the chairman of the board by "Montaigne".

Honors

Arnault received the honor of a knight of the Ehrenlegion and the national earnings/service medal of France.

Privately

Berne pool of broadcasting corporations Arnault is married since 1991 in second marriage with Mercier, with which it has two children.

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