Antoine Arnault is the second child and eldest son of billionaire Bernard Arnault, who controls LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton.
14 Facts About Antoine Arnault
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Antoine Arnault is a graduate of HEC Montreal and INSEAD.
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Antoine Arnault started his career in the advertising department of Louis Vuitton.
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Antoine Arnault created the "Core Values" campaign in 2012 featuring political figures, professional athletes and celebrities.
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In 2008, Antoine Arnault was nominated to the editorial independence committee of Les Echos, a major French daily journal and in 2009 he made the Young Global Leader Honourees list.
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In 2011, Antoine Arnault launched LVMH "Special Days", the aim of which is to communicate about the expertise of the group.
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From 2011 to 2023, Antoine Arnault was the CEO of Berluti and worked to develop this LVMH brand through the opening of shops in California, Dubai and New York City.
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Antoine Arnault hired the designer Alessandro Sartori in order to expand from being a colourful shoemaker household to a full-on menswear luxury brand name.
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Antoine Arnault gave several speeches on the subject of the luxury industry and its future.
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In December 2022, Antoine Arnault was named chief executive of family holding company Christian Dior SE, replacing Sidney Toledano.
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Antoine Arnault is on the board of directors of LVMH and has been a board member in the Comite Colbert since November 2012.
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Antoine Arnault has been a board member at Madrigall, the holding company controlling family-owned French publisher Gallimard, since November 2013.
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Antoine Arnault is the younger brother of Delphine Antoine Arnault and has three half-brothers from his father's second marriage to Canadian pianist Helene Mercier; he is a contemporary art enthusiast.
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Antoine Arnault met Russian model and philanthropist Natalia Vodianova in 2011.