Delphine Arnault
Delphine Arnault (born 4 April 1975) is a French businesswoman, director and executive vice president of Louis Vuitton (LVMH Group).
Delphine Arnault | |
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| Born | Delphine Arnault 4 April 1975 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Nationality | France |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics, EDHEC Business School (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord) |
| Occupation | Businesswoman in fashion |
| Title | Director and executive Vice President of Louis Vuitton (LVMH) |
| Spouse(s) | Alessandro Vallarino Gancia
( m. 2005; div. 2010) |
| Partner(s) | Xavier Niel (2010–)[1] |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Bernard Arnault Anne Dewavrin |
| Relatives | Antoine Arnault (brother) |
Biography
Education and early career
Delphine Arnault earned degrees from the London School of Economics and EDHEC Business School (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord).[2][3]
She began her career working for the strategy consulting firm McKinsey & Company, and she joined LVMH in 2000.[4]
LVMH (Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton)
Since 2003, she has been a member of the management board of the group LVMH, the first woman and youngest person to occupy that post.[5]
She is also a member of the board of directors for the labels Céline, Loewe and Pucci, Moët Hennessy, and M6, as well as a managing partner of a wealth management company; more recently, she became a member of the board of directors of 20th Century Fox and Havas.[6]
In 2008, she was named deputy chief of the designer Christian Dior Couture, which she quit in 2013 to join Louis Vuitton as director and executive vice president.[7][8]
In May 2014, Arnault started the LVMH Prize, an international competition for young fashion designers.[9][10] The objective of the LVMH group is discover the talents and creativity of new designers: "It is necessary to recognize the talent and creativity, as well as the ways in which we can best help the growth of their business", she confirmed.[11]
Private life
She is the oldest child of Bernard Arnault from his first wife, Anne Dewavrin. She has a younger brother, Antoine Arnault.
She married Alessandro Vallarino Gancia, heir to the famous Italian winemaker Gancia, on 24 September 2005. They divorced in 2010.[12]
She currently lives with her partner French businessman Xavier Niel with whom she has one daughter, born on August 17, 2012.[13]
References
- "Biographie de Xavier Niel" (in French). Challenges. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
Le compagnon de Delphine Arnault, fille de Bernard Arnault, est le plus gros business angel français
- "Delphine Arnault devient numéro 2 de Louis Vuitton". Les Echos (in French). 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- "Les petits secrets de la famille Arnault, propriétaire de LVMH". Capital.fr (in French). 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- Delphine Arnault, Forbes, 15 May 2007.
- Delphine Arnault - Director and Executive Vice President of Louis Vuitton, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, Investing Businessweek
- Carole Bellemare avec Caroline Beyer,Delphine Arnault-Gancia impose sa marque chez Dior, le Figaro, 16 April 2008
- Lisa Wang,Power Moves | Delphine Arnault to Leave Dior for Louis Vuitton, Business of Fashion, 24 June 2013
- Arnault’s Girl Makes Vuitton Move, Vogue.co.uk, 25 June 2013.
- Delphine Arnault : l’instinct de mode, Le Figaro Madame, 27 May 2014.
- Delphine Arnault, 39, Fortune
- Un prix pour se mettre au travail, Le Monde, 9 June 2014.
- Ellison, Jo (2014-10-10). "Lunch with the FT: Delphine Arnault". Financial Times. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
She declines to confirm whether or not Niel is the father of her daughter, or even her daughter’s name.
- Miel, Morgane (March 29, 2015). "Delphine Arnault : l'abécédaire de sa nouvelle vie". Madame Figaro (in French). Retrieved May 15, 2018.
