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'''Delphine Arnault''' (born 4 April 1975) is a French businesswoman, director and executive vice president at [[Louis Vuitton]], and chairwoman and [[chief executive officer]] of [[Dior]]. She 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>
'''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"/>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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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Delphine is the oldest child of [[Bernard Arnault]] from his first wife, Anne Dewavrin. She has a younger brother, [[Antoine Arnault]]. Between the ages of seven and 10, they lived in New York state where they 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> 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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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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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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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>


==Career==
==Career==
Delphine began her career working at [[McKinsey & Company]] for two years,<ref name="ft"/> and 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>
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, Delphine has been a member of the management board of the group LVMH, 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>

Delphine 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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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, Delphine was named deputy chief of the designer [[Christian Dior S.A.|Christian Dior Couture]], which she quit in 2013 to join Louis Vuitton as 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 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, Delphine 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 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 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>
In January 2023, it was announced she was appointed CEO and chair of [[Dior]], 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>
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>


==Other directorships==
==Other directorships==
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==Recognition==
==Recognition==
On 1 December 2022, Arnault was among the guests invited to the [[state dinner]] hosted by [[U.S. President]] [[Joe Biden]] in honor of [[President of France|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>
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>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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"/>


Arnault has 4 children, 2 daughters born 2010 and 2012, and 2 sons born 2013 and 2017. Her 2 children from French businessman Xavier Niel, she has briefly mentioned in an interview with Vogue, they are named Elise, and Joseph. <ref>{{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>
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>


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 05:55, 11 December 2024

Delphine Arnault
Born
Delphine Caroline Marie Arnault

(1975-04-04) 4 April 1975 (age 49)[1]
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Spouse
Alessandro Vallarino Gancia
​
​
(m. 2005; div. 2010)​
PartnerXavier Niel (2010–present)[2]
Children4
FatherBernard Arnault
RelativesAntoine 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

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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

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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.[25]

Personal life

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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

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  1. ^ "Delphine Arnault". Archived from the original on 26 December 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  2. ^ "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
  3. ^ Rupert, Neate (11 January 2023). "LVMH billionaire Bernard Arnault appoints daughter to run Dior". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Delphine Arnault, LVMH chairman's daughter, named CEO of Christian Dior Couture". American City Business Journals. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b Neate, Rupert (11 January 2023). "Luxury goods billionaire Bernard Arnault appoints daughter to run Dior". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d Ellison, Jo (10 October 2014). "Lunch with the FT: Delphine Arnault". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b Levine, Joshua (16 February 2013). "The Arnault Legacy". The Wall Street Journal.
  8. ^ "Delphine Arnault devient numéro 2 de Louis Vuitton". Les Echos (in French). 25 June 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Les petits secrets de la famille Arnault, propriétaire de LVMH". Capital.fr (in French). 5 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  10. ^ "le Bal des Débutantes 1994". Le Bal. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  11. ^ Delphine Arnault, Forbes, 15 May 2007.
  12. ^ 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)
  13. ^ Delphine Arnault – Director and Executive Vice President of Louis Vuitton, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, Investing Businessweek
  14. ^ 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
  15. ^ Arnault's Girl Makes Vuitton Move, Vogue.co.uk, 25 June 2013.
  16. ^ Delphine Arnault : l'instinct de mode, Le Figaro Madame, 27 May 2014.
  17. ^ Delphine Arnault, 39, Fortune
  18. ^ Un prix pour se mettre au travail, Le Monde, 9 June 2014.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "Most Powerful Women". Fortune.
  21. ^ Daniel Cassady (16 November 2022), Gagosian Forms Star-Studded Board of Directors, Offering a Glimpse at the Gallery's Future ARTnews.
  22. ^ a b Carole Bellemare avec Caroline Beyer,Delphine Arnault-Gancia impose sa marque chez Dior, le Figaro, 16 April 2008
  23. ^ Sue Zeidler (18 October 2013), Murdoch re-elected Twenty-First Century Fox chairman Reuters.
  24. ^ Board of Directors Ferrari.
  25. ^ Aishvarya Kavi (1 December 2022), The Full Guest List for the State Dinner New York Times.
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