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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|04|04|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lvmh.com/group/about-lvmh/governance/executive-committee/delphine-arnault/ | title=Delphine Arnault | access-date=4 February 2024 | archive-date=26 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226190144/https://www.lvmh.com/group/about-lvmh/governance/executive-committee/delphine-arnault/ | url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| birth_place = [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]], France |
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⚫ | | partner = [[Xavier Niel]] (2010–present)<ref name="challenges1">{{Cite web|title=Biographie de Xavier Niel|url=https://www.challenges.fr/classements/fortune/xavier-niel-et-sa-famille_1337|publisher=[[Challenges (magazine)|Challenges]]|language=fr|access-date=25 May 2020|quote=''Le compagnon de Delphine Arnault, fille de Bernard Arnault, est le plus gros business angel français''}}</ref> |
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| father = [[Bernard Arnault]] |
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| parents = {{Unbulleted list|[[Bernard Arnault]]|Anne Dewavrin}} |
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'''Delphine Caroline Marie Arnault''' ({{IPA|fr|dɛlfin aʁno|lang}}; born 4 April 1975) is a French businesswoman who is the daughter of [[Bernard Arnault]] and sister of [[Antoine Arnault]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rupert |first=Neate |date=11 January 2023 |title=LVMH billionaire Bernard Arnault appoints daughter to run Dior |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/11/bernard-arnault-appoints-daughter-delphine-dior-chief-executive-lvmh |access-date=20 August 2024 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> She is a director of [[LVMH]] and has been Executive Vice President of [[Louis Vuitton]] since 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Delphine Arnault, LVMH chairman's daughter, named CEO of Christian Dior Couture |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/bizwomen/news/latest-news/2023/01/lvmh-chairman-names-his-daughter-ceo-of-christian.html |publisher=American City Business Journals |access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> She became the chairperson and [[chief executive officer]] of [[Dior|Christian Dior Couture]] in February 2023.<ref name="Guardian 2023"/> |
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'''Delphine Arnault''' (born 4 April 1975) is a French businesswoman, a director and executive vice president of [[Louis Vuitton]] ([[LVMH]] Group), and the CEO and chair of [[Dior]] since February 2023. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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She is the elder child of [[Bernard Arnault]] from his first wife, Anne Dewavrin. She has a younger brother, [[Antoine Arnault]], as well as three half-brothers from her father's second marriage. |
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⚫ | Between the ages of seven and ten, she and her family lived in [[New Rochelle, New York]], where she and her brother attended a French-American school.<ref name="ft">{{cite web|first=Jo|last=Ellison|date=10 October 2014|url=https://www.ft.com/content/108909f8-4dfe-11e4-adfe-00144feab7de|title=Lunch with the FT: Delphine Arnault|work=[[Financial Times]]|access-date=25 May 2020}}</ref><ref name=wsj2013>{{Cite news |last=Levine |first=Joshua |date=16 February 2013 |title=The Arnault Legacy |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323375204578270233390237380 |work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref> She later earned degrees from the [[London School of Economics]] and [[EDHEC Business School (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord)]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delphine Arnault devient numéro 2 de Louis Vuitton|url=https://www.lesechos.fr/2013/06/delphine-arnault-devient-numero-2-de-louis-vuitton-340932|date=25 June 2013|website=Les Echos|language=fr|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Les petits secrets de la famille Arnault, propriétaire de LVMH.|url=https://www.capital.fr/entreprises-marches/les-petits-secrets-de-la-famille-arnault-proprietaire-de-lvmh-1219747|date=5 April 2017|website=Capital.fr|language=fr|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Arnault began her career working at [[McKinsey & Company]] for two years |
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In 1994, she was presented as a [[debutante]] at ''[[Le Bal des débutantes]]'' in Paris.<ref>{{cite web | title=le Bal des Débutantes 1994 | website=Le Bal | date=23 June 2023 | url=https://www.lebal.paris/editions/le-bal-des-debutantes-1994/ | access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Since 2003, Arnault has been a member of the management board of the |
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Arnault is also a member of the board of directors for [[Moët Hennessy]], and [[M6 (TV channel)|M6]], as well as a managing partner of a wealth management company. |
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⚫ | Arnault began her career working at [[McKinsey & Company]] for two years.<ref name="ft"/> She joined [[LVMH]] in 2000,<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/2007/05/15/hottest-billionaire-heiresses-forbeslife-cz_cv_lk_0515heiresses_slide_4.html?partner=gazeta Delphine Arnault], ''Forbes'', 15 May 2007.</ref> initially working with Dior creative director [[John Galliano]]'s own label.<ref name=wsj2013 /><ref name=vogue202403 /> |
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⚫ | Since 2003, Arnault has been a member of the management board of the LVMH group, the first woman and youngest person to occupy that post.<ref>[https://archive.today/20141027094414/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=7817616&privcapId=12344282 Delphine Arnault – Director and Executive Vice President of Louis Vuitton, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA], ''Investing Businessweek''</ref> She is also a member of the board of directors for [[Moët Hennessy]] and [[M6 (TV channel)|M6]], as well as a managing partner of a wealth management company. |
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⚫ | In 2008, Arnault was named deputy chief of the designer [[ |
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⚫ | In 2008, Arnault was named deputy chief of the designer [[Dior|Christian Dior Couture]], which she quit in 2013 to join Louis Vuitton as a director and executive vice president.<ref>Lisa Wang,[http://www.businessoffashion.com/2013/06/power-moves-delphine-arnault-leaves-dior-for-louis-vuitton.html Power Moves | Delphine Arnault to Leave Dior for Louis Vuitton] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027110122/http://www.businessoffashion.com/2013/06/power-moves-delphine-arnault-leaves-dior-for-louis-vuitton.html |date=27 October 2014 }}, ''Business of Fashion'', 24 June 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/06/25/delphine-arnault-moves-from-dior-to-louis-vuitton---deputy-general-manager Arnault's Girl Makes Vuitton Move], ''Vogue.co.uk'', 25 June 2013.</ref> |
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⚫ | In May 2014, Arnault started the |
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⚫ | In May 2014, Arnault started the LVMH Prize, an international competition for young fashion designers.<ref>[http://madame.lefigaro.fr/style/delphine-arnault-linstinct-de-mode-270514-856104 Delphine Arnault : l'instinct de mode], ''Le Figaro Madame'', 27 May 2014.</ref><ref>[http://fortune.com/40-under-40/delphine-arnault-23/ Delphine Arnault, 39], ''Fortune''</ref> The objective of the LVMH group is to 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.<ref>[http://www.lemonde.fr/style/article/2014/06/09/un-prix-pour-se-mettre-au-travail_4434520_1575563.html Un prix pour se mettre au travail], ''Le Monde'', 9 June 2014.</ref> |
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⚫ | In January 2023, |
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⚫ | In January 2023, Arnault was appointed as CEO of Christian Dior Couture, effective in February.<ref name="Guardian 2023">{{cite news |last1=Neate |first1=Rupert |title=Luxury goods billionaire Bernard Arnault appoints daughter to run Dior |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/11/bernard-arnault-appoints-daughter-delphine-dior-chief-executive-lvmh |access-date=11 January 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=11 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thefashionenthusiast.uk/stories/who-is-delphine-arnault-diors-new-ceo-and-the-eldest-daughter-of-the-worlds-wealthiest-man-bernard-arnault |title=Who is Delphine Arnault, Dior's new CEO and the eldest daughter of the world's wealthiest man, Bernard Arnault? | publisher=The Fashion Enthusiast|date=11 February 2023}}</ref> She was ranked 45th on ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]''<nowiki/>'s list of Most Powerful Women in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Most Powerful Women |url=https://fortune.com/ranking/most-powerful-women/ |access-date= |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Other directorships== |
==Other directorships== |
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* [[Gagosian Gallery]], member of the board of directors (since 2021)<ref>Daniel Cassady (16 November 2022), [https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/gagosian-announces-board-of-directors-1234646912/ Gagosian Forms Star-Studded Board of Directors, Offering a Glimpse at the Gallery's Future] ''[[ARTnews]]''.</ref> |
* [[Gagosian Gallery]], member of the board of directors (since 2021)<ref>Daniel Cassady (16 November 2022), [https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/gagosian-announces-board-of-directors-1234646912/ Gagosian Forms Star-Studded Board of Directors, Offering a Glimpse at the Gallery's Future] ''[[ARTnews]]''.</ref> |
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* [[20th Century Fox]], member of the board of directors (since 2013)<ref>Carole Bellemare avec Caroline Beyer,[http://www.lefigaro.fr/societes-francaises/2008/04/15/04010-20080415ARTFIG00633-delphine-arnault-gancia-impose-sa-marque-chez-dior-.php Delphine Arnault-Gancia impose sa marque chez Dior], ''le Figaro'', 16 April 2008</ref><ref>Sue Zeidler (18 October 2013), [https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainment-us-fox-murdoch-idUSBRE99H0QX20131018 Murdoch re-elected Twenty-First Century Fox chairman] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref> |
* [[20th Century Fox]], member of the board of directors (since 2013)<ref name="lefigaro.fr">Carole Bellemare avec Caroline Beyer,[http://www.lefigaro.fr/societes-francaises/2008/04/15/04010-20080415ARTFIG00633-delphine-arnault-gancia-impose-sa-marque-chez-dior-.php Delphine Arnault-Gancia impose sa marque chez Dior], ''le Figaro'', 16 April 2008</ref><ref>Sue Zeidler (18 October 2013), [https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainment-us-fox-murdoch-idUSBRE99H0QX20131018 Murdoch re-elected Twenty-First Century Fox chairman] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref> |
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* [[Céline (brand)|Céline]], member of the board of directors (since 2011) |
* [[Céline (brand)|Céline]], member of the board of directors (since 2011) |
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* [[Pucci (fashion brand)|Pucci]], member of the board of directors (since 2007) |
* [[Pucci (fashion brand)|Pucci]], member of the board of directors (since 2007) |
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* [[Loewe (fashion brand)|Loewe]], member of the board of directors (since 2002) |
* [[Loewe (fashion brand)|Loewe]], member of the board of directors (since 2002) |
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* [[Ferrari]], member of the board of directors<ref>[https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/corporate/board-directors Board of Directors] [[Ferrari]].</ref> |
* [[Ferrari]], member of the board of directors<ref>[https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/corporate/board-directors Board of Directors] [[Ferrari]].</ref> |
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* [[Havas]], member of the board of directors (2013–2019)<ref |
* [[Havas]], member of the board of directors (2013–2019)<ref name="lefigaro.fr"/> |
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==Recognition== |
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On 1 December 2022, Arnault was among the guests invited to the [[state dinner]] hosted by American president [[Joe Biden]] in honor of French president [[Emmanuel Macron]] at the [[White House]].<ref>Aishvarya Kavi (1 December 2022), [https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/us/politics/state-dinner-guest-list.html The Full Guest List for the State Dinner] ''[[New York Times]]''.</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Arnault married Alessandro Vallarino Gancia, heir to the Italian winemaker [[Gancia]], on 24 September 2005.<ref name="ft"/> They divorced in 2010.<ref name="ft"/> |
Arnault married Alessandro Vallarino Gancia, heir to the Italian winemaker [[Gancia]], on 24 September 2005.<ref name="ft"/> They divorced in 2010.<ref name="ft"/> |
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Arnault has 4 children – 2 daughters born 2010 and 2012, and 2 sons born 2013 and 2017. Her 2 children with French businessman Xavier Niel, she has briefly mentioned in an interview with ''Vogue'', are named Elise and Joseph.<ref name=vogue202403>{{Cite web |last=Goodman |first=Gaby Wood,Annie Leibovitz,Tonne |date=2024-02-15 |title=Delphine Arnault on Family Ties, Protecting History, and a Year of Leadership at Dior |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/delphine-arnault-interview-march-2024 |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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She lives with her partner, French businessman [[Xavier Niel]], with whom she has one daughter, Elisa, born on 17 August 2012, and a son, Joseph, born on 20 September 2016.<ref>{{cite web|language=fr|url=http://madame.lefigaro.fr/societe/delphine-arnault-labecedaire-du-talent-170315-95528|title=Delphine Arnault : l'abécédaire de sa nouvelle vie|date=29 March 2015|first=Morgane|last=Miel|work=[[Madame Figaro]]|access-date=15 May 2018}}</ref> |
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Delphine Arnault | |
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Born | Delphine Caroline Marie Arnault 4 April 1975[1] Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
Spouse |
Alessandro Vallarino Gancia
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Partner | Xavier Niel (2010–present)[2] |
Children | 4 |
Father | Bernard Arnault |
Relatives | Antoine Arnault (brother) |
Delphine Caroline Marie Arnault (French: [dɛlfin aʁno]; born 4 April 1975) is a French businesswoman who is the daughter of Bernard Arnault and sister of Antoine Arnault.[3] She is a director of LVMH and has been Executive Vice President of Louis Vuitton since 2013.[4] She became the chairperson and chief executive officer of Christian Dior Couture in February 2023.[5]
Early life
[edit]She is the elder child of Bernard Arnault from his first wife, Anne Dewavrin. She has a younger brother, Antoine Arnault, as well as three half-brothers from her father's second marriage.
Between the ages of seven and ten, she and her family lived in New Rochelle, New York, where she and her brother attended a French-American school.[6][7] She later earned degrees from the London School of Economics and EDHEC Business School (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord).[8][9]
In 1994, she was presented as a debutante at Le Bal des débutantes in Paris.[10]
Career
[edit]Arnault began her career working at McKinsey & Company for two years.[6] She joined LVMH in 2000,[11] initially working with Dior creative director John Galliano's own label.[7][12]
Since 2003, Arnault has been a member of the management board of the LVMH group, the first woman and youngest person to occupy that post.[13] She is also a member of the board of directors for Moët Hennessy and M6, as well as a managing partner of a wealth management company.
In 2008, Arnault was named deputy chief of the designer Christian Dior Couture, which she quit in 2013 to join Louis Vuitton as a director and executive vice president.[14][15]
In May 2014, Arnault started the LVMH Prize, an international competition for young fashion designers.[16][17] The objective of the LVMH group is to 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.[18]
In January 2023, Arnault was appointed as CEO of Christian Dior Couture, effective in February.[5][19] She was ranked 45th on Fortune's list of Most Powerful Women in 2023.[20]
Other directorships
[edit]- Gagosian Gallery, member of the board of directors (since 2021)[21]
- 20th Century Fox, member of the board of directors (since 2013)[22][23]
- Céline, member of the board of directors (since 2011)
- Pucci, member of the board of directors (since 2007)
- Loewe, member of the board of directors (since 2002)
- Ferrari, member of the board of directors[24]
- Havas, member of the board of directors (2013–2019)[22]
Recognition
[edit]On 1 December 2022, Arnault was among the guests invited to the state dinner hosted by American president Joe Biden in honor of French president Emmanuel Macron at the White House.[25]
Personal life
[edit]Arnault married Alessandro Vallarino Gancia, heir to the Italian winemaker Gancia, on 24 September 2005.[6] They divorced in 2010.[6]
Arnault has 4 children – 2 daughters born 2010 and 2012, and 2 sons born 2013 and 2017. Her 2 children with French businessman Xavier Niel, she has briefly mentioned in an interview with Vogue, are named Elise and Joseph.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Delphine Arnault". Archived from the original on 26 December 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Biographie de Xavier Niel" (in French). Challenges. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
Le compagnon de Delphine Arnault, fille de Bernard Arnault, est le plus gros business angel français
- ^ Rupert, Neate (11 January 2023). "LVMH billionaire Bernard Arnault appoints daughter to run Dior". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Delphine Arnault, LVMH chairman's daughter, named CEO of Christian Dior Couture". American City Business Journals. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ a b Neate, Rupert (11 January 2023). "Luxury goods billionaire Bernard Arnault appoints daughter to run Dior". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d Ellison, Jo (10 October 2014). "Lunch with the FT: Delphine Arnault". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ a b Levine, Joshua (16 February 2013). "The Arnault Legacy". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Delphine Arnault devient numéro 2 de Louis Vuitton". Les Echos (in French). 25 June 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Les petits secrets de la famille Arnault, propriétaire de LVMH". Capital.fr (in French). 5 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "le Bal des Débutantes 1994". Le Bal. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Delphine Arnault, Forbes, 15 May 2007.
- ^ a b Goodman, Gaby Wood,Annie Leibovitz,Tonne (15 February 2024). "Delphine Arnault on Family Ties, Protecting History, and a Year of Leadership at Dior". Vogue. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Delphine Arnault – Director and Executive Vice President of Louis Vuitton, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, Investing Businessweek
- ^ Lisa Wang,Power Moves | Delphine Arnault to Leave Dior for Louis Vuitton Archived 27 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, 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.
- ^ "Who is Delphine Arnault, Dior's new CEO and the eldest daughter of the world's wealthiest man, Bernard Arnault?". The Fashion Enthusiast. 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Most Powerful Women". Fortune.
- ^ Daniel Cassady (16 November 2022), Gagosian Forms Star-Studded Board of Directors, Offering a Glimpse at the Gallery's Future ARTnews.
- ^ a b Carole Bellemare avec Caroline Beyer,Delphine Arnault-Gancia impose sa marque chez Dior, le Figaro, 16 April 2008
- ^ Sue Zeidler (18 October 2013), Murdoch re-elected Twenty-First Century Fox chairman Reuters.
- ^ Board of Directors Ferrari.
- ^ Aishvarya Kavi (1 December 2022), The Full Guest List for the State Dinner New York Times.
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