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
Bernard Arnault quotes about
luxury goods margins
Luxury goods are the only area in which it is possible to make luxury margins.
capacity deliver fantastic good growing market
We are really very lucky to have so many fantastic brands. But to grow them we should not be too much in a hurry. They are growing fast, but they have to grow accordingly to the market and to the capacity we have to deliver good products.
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.
new-york creativity organization
Once we decided to do a tower in New York, it had to say something about our group, reflecting the mix of modernity and creativity in our organization. It's a symbol.
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.
regret investment made
I've always been pleased with the investments I've made with my friend Albert Frere and I regret not having followed him more, because I would have been a lot richer.
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.
people france residents
I am and will remain a tax resident in France and in this regard I will, like all French people, fulfill my fiscal obligations.
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.