Bernard Arnault
Bernard Arnault
Bernard Jean Étienne Arnaultis a French business magnate, investor and art collector. He is the chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LVMH since 1989. In March 2015, Forbes estimated his wealth to be $37 billion, making him the 14th richest person in the world and the second richest in France...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth5 March 1949
CityRoubaix, France
CountryFrance
numbers buying population
China is clearly going to be the number one economic power and it is already full of potential.. with lots of population and the buying power increasing by the day. .
base creation further powerful result
will result in the creation of a powerful base for further development in the sector.
childhood entrepreneur france
Oh, I was brought up in the north of France, and I had a very enjoyable childhood with my family working as entrepreneur.
style arms certain
It's true that I am not from the south and I have a certain reserve. I take time to get close to, and I don't immediately throw my arms round someone. But it is more a question of style.
ideas campaigns new-inventions
I meet the designers very often, we discuss the products, they show me their ideas, we discuss the ad campaigns and every new invention that we can find for the future.
creative sides management
When you are on the management side, you still have to understand the artistic sensibility so that there is a dialogue with the creative side.
practice ideas france
When something has to be done, do it! In France we are full of good ideas, but we rarely put them into practice.
arms take-time rounds
I take time to get close to, and I don't immediately throw my arms round someone.
luxury two together
Affordable luxury - these are two words that don't go together.
luxury focus world
Louis Vuitton, the world's biggest luxury brand in terms of sales, is planning to dampen its expansion worldwide and focus on high-end products to preserve its exclusive image.
jobs freedom thinking
Working in the context of ultra-famous brands like Dior and Vuitton, creative spirits are always going to feel reined in. It's important that they are free to develop ideas. And rather than detracting from the principal job, it reinforces it. I think of that money as venture capital. It's not a big investment.
luxury goods margins
Luxury goods are the only area in which it is possible to make luxury margins.
jobs engineering creative
When I was working in my first job engineering construction, what I liked the most was working with architects and making buildings that had this creative side coming from the architect and that were making them a big success.
forever lasts products
A good product can last forever.