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==Early life==
==Early life==
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>
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 Rochelle, New York]], 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><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>


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>
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>
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> initially working with Dior creative director [[John Galliano]]'s own label.<ref name=wsj2013 /><ref name=vogue202403 />


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>
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>
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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"/>


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 from French businessman Xavier Niel, she has briefly mentioned in an interview with Vogue, they 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 ==

Revision as of 06:04, 4 October 2024

Delphine Arnault
Born
Delphine Caroline Marie Arnault

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

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.[2]

Early life

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 Rochelle, New York, where they attended a French-American school.[3][4] She later earned degrees from the London School of Economics and EDHEC Business School (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord).[5][6]

In 1994, she was presented as a debutante at Le Bal des débutantes in Paris.[7]

Career

Delphine began her career working at McKinsey & Company for two years,[3] and she joined LVMH in 2000,[8] initially working with Dior creative director John Galliano's own label.[4][9]

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.[10]

Delphine 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, Delphine 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.[11][12]

In May 2014, Delphine started the LVMH Prize, an international competition for young fashion designers.[13][14] 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.[15]

In January 2023, it was announced she was appointed CEO and chair of Dior, effective in February.[16][17]

She was ranked 45th on Fortune's list of Most Powerful Women in 2023.[18]

Other directorships

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 Emmanuel Macron at the White House.[23]

Personal life

Arnault married Alessandro Vallarino Gancia, heir to the Italian winemaker Gancia, on 24 September 2005.[3] They divorced in 2010.[3]

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.[9]

References

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