Delphine Arnault | |
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Born | Delphine Caroline Marie Arnault 4 April 1975 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
Spouse | Alessandro Vallarino Gancia (m. 2005;div. 2010) |
Partner | Xavier Niel (2010–present) [1] |
Children | 4 |
Parent |
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Relatives | Antoine 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.
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. [2] She later earned degrees from the London School of Economics and EDHEC Business School (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord). [3] [4]
In 1994, she was presented as a debutante at Le Bal des débutantes in Paris. [5]
Delphine began her career working at McKinsey & Company for two years, [2] and she joined LVMH in 2000. [6]
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. [7]
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. [8] [9]
In May 2014, Delphine started the LVMH Prize, an international competition for young fashion designers. [10] [11] 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. [12]
In January 2023, it was announced she was appointed CEO and chair of Dior, effective in February. [13] [14]
She was ranked 45th on Fortune 's list of Most Powerful Women in 2023. [15]
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. [20]
Arnault married Alessandro Vallarino Gancia, heir to the Italian winemaker Gancia, on 24 September 2005. [2] They divorced in 2010. [2]
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. [21]
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