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Bernard Arnault and his wife Helene, pose with their children Frederic Arnault, Delphine Arnault, Antoine Arnault and Alexandre Arnault after the ceremony marking Paris’ Iconic department store ‘La Samaritaine’ reopening on June 21, 2021 in Paris, France.
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All five of Bernard Arnault<\/a>\u2019s children have joined the family business.<\/p>\n The French billionaire<\/a> and head of luxury goods conglomerate LVMH is one of the richest people in the world with a net worth of around $200 billion, according to Forbes<\/a>. His children, Delphine, Antoine, Alexandre, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric and Jean, have become part of his massive business which he cofounded in the 1980s. LVMH now claims dozens of luxury brands, including Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co., TAG Heuer and Givenchy.<\/p>\n In 1973, Bernard married his first wife, Anne Dewavrin, and they share two children together, Delphine and Antoine. A year after their divorce, the businessman married his second wife, concert pianist H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Mercier. They welcomed their first son together, Alexandre, in the early 1990s. The couple went on to have two more sons, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric and Jean.<\/p>\n Related: Who Is Bernard Arnault’s Wife? All About H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Mercier<\/a><\/p>\n During an interview with The New York Times<\/a> in September 2023, Bernard said that it\u2019s \u201cnot an obligation, nor inevitable\u201d that one of his children will take over as the head of LVMH. \u201cThe best person inside the family or outside the family should be one day my successor,\u201d he added. \u201cBut it\u2019s not something that I hope is a duel for the near future.\u201d<\/p>\n Bernards youngest, Jean, has shared that while the siblings do discuss the future of LVMH, \u201cat the end, it\u2019s he [Bernard] who decides.\u201d Though the family has been compared to the fictional one from HBO\u2019s Succession, Antoine told the newspaper that there is no animosity amongst the siblings. \u201cI know it\u2019s disappointing for a lot of people, but we actually get on well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s everything to know about Bernard Arnault\u2019s five kids: Delphine, Antoine, Alexandre, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric and Jean.<\/p>\n Delphine Arnault, 51 Delphine Arnault attends the Christian Dior front row during Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 on January 23, 2023. Bernard and his first wife, Dewavrin, welcomed their first child, daughter Delphine Arnault<\/a>, on April 4, 1975.<\/p>\n She was raised in France but attended a French-American school in New York from ages 7 to 10, which is where she became fluent in English, per the Financial Times<\/a>. Delphine later attended the EDHEC Business School in Lille, France, and the London School of Economics before taking a job at the consulting firm McKinsey for two years.<\/p>\n In 2000, she joined the family business as development director of John Galliano<\/a> fashion house, per Women\u2019s Wear Daily<\/a>. She moved over to Dior a year later and spent 12 years there as the commercial director and then deputy managing director before taking on the role of executive vice president at Louis Vuitton in 2013.<\/p>\n Delphine told the Financial Times in October 2014 that she didn\u2019t discover fashion until she was a teenager. She said she learned style tips from her mother, who would wear \u201cbeautiful dresses and suits,\u201d but she never had the desire to become a designer.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s great to work with designers, and fascinating to work with creative people, but it\u2019s the business side that fascinates me,\u201d she told the outlet.<\/p>\n In January 2023, Bernard appointed Delphine CEO of Christian Dior<\/a>. In a statement released with the announcement, he called his daughter\u2019s appointment \u201canother milestone in a career journey in fashion and leather goods defined by excellence.”<\/p>\n “Under her leadership, the desirability of Louis Vuitton products advanced significantly, enabling the brand to regularly set new sales records,” he added. “Her keen insights and incomparable experience will be decisive assets in driving the ongoing development of Christian Dior.”<\/p>\n In 2024, Delphine opened up to Vogue<\/a> about her first year as CEO of the iconic fashion house and revealed that her father brings all the children together once a month for a working lunch.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s involved us from when we were quite young,\u201d Delphine added. \u201cHe talks to us about the group strategy, discusses questions that arise. He\u2019s always wanted to pass on his knowledge. It\u2019s a lot of work to choose the houses one buys carefully.\u201d<\/p>\n Outside of her career, Delphine told WWD in April 2014 that in her spare time, she loves going to museums, watching TV and exercising. “I spend a lot of time in museums, I particularly like the Guggenheim, MoMA in New York or LACMA and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, for example,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen I need to relax, I love to go to the movies or watch a good TV series. I also practice a lot of sport, mostly tennis and swimming.\u201d<\/p>\n In 2005, Delphine married Alessandro Vallarino Gancia, the heir to an Italian wine fortune. They were married for five years and divorced in 2010. She has since been in a relationship with tech billionaire Xavier Niel. Delphine has two children.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m quite discreet,\u201d Delphine told the Financial Times in 2014 when asked to confirm details about her family. \u201cI think I\u2019d rather focus on my work. So, I only speak when I have something to say. \u2018Live hidden, and live happy.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n Antoine Arnault, 48 Antoine Arnault attends the LVMH Prize Cocktail as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 02, 2023. Bernard and Dewavrin welcomed their son, Antoine Arnault, on June 4, 1977.<\/p>\n Like his older sister, Antoine also works for LVMH. He joined the group in 2005, working in the advertising department before he was promoted to the director of communications at Louis Vuitton in 2007, per Business of Fashion<\/a>. Antoine’s current roles include chairman of Loro Piana and head of communication and image at LVMH \u2014 he stepped down as CEO of Berluti in 2023. A year prior, Antoine was also appointed CEO of Christian Dior SE, according to WWD<\/a>.<\/p>\n In October 2012, Antoine told The Guardian<\/a> that he was taught fashion \u201cfrom the age of 12,\u201d which is also the time when his father bought and created LVMH.<\/p>\n “We spent all our weekends in stores, speaking about brands, discussing advertising \u2013 I remember watching the adverts for [top-selling Dior perfumes] Poison, for Dolce Vita … is the music right? The edit? I had a couple of rebellious years when I didn’t want to be bothered with it, but I very naturally came back to it,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was really a road that I was happy to drive down.\u201d<\/p>\n He added, \u201cThe fact that we were initiated into it very early gave me and my sister Delphine a headstart. We feel things, brands, streets, we know where it’s going to happen maybe a tiny bit before the others, so we use that.”<\/p>\n In January 2020, Antoine announced his engagement<\/a> to model \u200eNatalia Vodianova<\/a>, whom he had been dating since 2011. They got married in September 2020 during an intimate ceremony in Paris, per Vogue<\/a>.<\/p>\n Speaking with W Magazine in May 2017<\/a>, Antoine opened up about their relationship, saying, \u201cSince almost our first date, it has been a superb roller coaster ride.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI remember seeing her and my jaw sort of dropped internally,\u201d he recalled of the first time they met on a shoot for a 2008 Louis \u00adVuitton campaign. \u201cI mean, of course she\u2019s beautiful, but she has something undefinable … There\u2019s an aura about her.\u201d<\/p>\n Antoine and Vodianova have two children together<\/a>, and the model also shares three children<\/a> with her ex-husband, Justin Portman.<\/p>\n \u201cGoing from zero to five kids in two and a half years is the most wonderful thing in the world,\u201d Antoine told W Magazine. \u201cNot only having our own, but her kids as well. Natalia is much more mature as a mother than she was when she had her first babies. And it\u2019s a bit selfish, but the older ones are a great help with the little ones!\u201d<\/p>\n Alexandre Arnault, 33 Alexandre Arnault attends as Tiffany & Co. celebrates the launch of the Lock Collection on October 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Bernard married his second wife Mercier in 1991, and a year later, they welcomed their oldest son, Alexandre Arnault<\/a>, on May 5, 1992.<\/p>\n Alexandre graduated from T\u00e9l\u00e9com ParisTech in 2015 and later obtained his master\u2019s degree from \u00c9cole Polytechnique, per his LinkedIn<\/a>. In October 2016, he was appointed CEO of Rimowa. According to a 2018 interview with The New York Times<\/a>, Alexandre was the one who persuaded his father to buy an 80% stake in the German suitcase company.<\/p>\n He told the outlet that he was \u201cobviously raised to be in the group,\u201d but it was a choice he made, turning down other job offers to join the family business. Alexandre’s mother, Mercier, is a concert pianist, and while Alexandre is an accomplished musician, he chose not to take that route.<\/p>\n \u201cShe [Mercier] always told us if we wanted to become musicians she would support us,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ll never know if my dad would have been happy with it. But he loves the piano.\u201d<\/p>\n In January 2021, Alexandre left Rimowa to join Tiffany & Co. as the executive vice president of product and communications, per Business Insider<\/a>. However, he retains his title of non-executive chairman for the suitcase brand. Alexandre announced his career move with a post on Instagram<\/a>, sharing photos from his time at the brand.<\/p>\n \u201cI am now leaving the reigns of RIMOWA to join Tiffany & Co in New York,” he wrote in the caption. “I am honoured to have been part of the RIMOWA Family. I would like to deeply thank the entire crew, as well as everyone outside the company who supported us … No matter the distance, RIMOWA will always be in my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n A year before he joined Tiffany & Co., in December 2020, Alexandre announced his engagement to girlfriend Geraldine Guyot, the founder of accessories label D\u2019Estr\u00ebe. He shared a photo of the two on Instagram<\/a> and wrote, \u201cEngaged to my soulmate and my best friend \ud83d\udc8d\u267e.\u201d<\/p>\n They married in June 2021 at a town hall ceremony in Paris before hosting a larger wedding in Venice, Italy in October 2021, per Tatler<\/a>. The star-studded guest list included Pharrell Williams<\/a>, Beyonc\u00e9<\/a> and Jay-Z<\/a>.<\/p>\n In 2023, Alexandre and Guyot welcomed their first child together. He revealed the news during an interview with The Week<\/a> while discussing the presence of Tiffany & Co. in big moments.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are able to be present in peoples\u2019 lives from very early on. Sometimes even from birth,” he said. I just had a baby and I received a lot of Tiffany birth presents. So, that\u2019s amazing. We are one of the few brands, if not the only brand, that is able to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n In spring 2024, Alexandre joined the LVMH board.<\/p>\n Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Arnault, 30 Frederic Arnault attends the World Premiere of Netflix’s “The Gray Man” on July 13, 2022 in Hollywood, California. Bernard and Mercier welcomed their second son, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Arnault, on Nov. 7, 1995.<\/p>\n Like his brother Alexandre, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric attended \u00c9cole Polytechnique and graduated with a degree in computational and applied mathematics in 2018, per his LinkedIn<\/a>. He held internships at McKinsey & Company and Facebook before assuming the position of head of connected technologies at TAG Heuer. He\u2019s been promoted twice and was appointed CEO of the watch brand in July 2020.<\/p>\n According to an October 2021 interview with The New York Times<\/a>, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric wanted to be an architect as a child but, at age 15, decided to be an entrepreneur. With all his siblings working at LVMH, he also shared that they often discuss business when they\u2019re together.<\/p>\n Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric and Alexandre joined their elder siblings on the LVMH board in spring 2024, appointed by their father, and Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric was named managing director of the family holding company Financiere Agache in June 2024.<\/p>\n \u201cNinety-five percent of the time, we talk about business,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was always like that. Growing up we talked about studies a lot, sport, music, politics, but business was still the main topic of discussion.\u201d<\/p>\n In his spare time, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric told The New York Times he likes to play backgammon and chess. He also enjoys playing the piano and once performed with the Moscow Philharmonic, but now, with a successful business career, he said, \u201cit\u2019s hard to practice enough.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMusic is like meditation,\u201d he added. \u201cIt allows me to focus on something else.\u201d<\/p>\n In August 2024, K-pop group BLACKPINK’s singer Lisa was photographed on a yacht with Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric and his family, fueling romance rumors.<\/p>\n Jean Arnault, 27 Jean Arnault attends the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Spring\/Summer 2022 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 05, 2021. Bernard and Mercier welcomed their youngest son, Jean Arnault, in October 1998.<\/p>\n According to his LinkedIn<\/a>, Jean has two master’s degrees: one in mechanical engineering from Imperial College London and one in financial mathematics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He interned at McLaren Racing and Morgan Stanley before joining Louis Vuitton in 2021 as the director of marketing and development in the watch division.<\/p>\n In a March 2022 interview with the Financial Times<\/a>, Jean said that he credits his brother Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric with sparking his initial interest in watches.<\/p>\n \u201cI was a student in London when Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric started working at TAG Heuer,\u201d he recalled. \u201cWe have a close relationship and he started talking to me about the new watches and all the different things he was working on. I was fascinated. And that\u2019s really the turning point. Once you start getting interested in it, it\u2019s a bit of a rabbit hole.\u201d<\/p>\n Jean is currently in a relationship with the daughter of Parisian nobles Zita d’Hauteville, who is a partner manager at YouTube. The couple often share posts about each other on Instagram, including birthday tributes<\/a> and snaps from vacation<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Delphine](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ff6ce2e6ee031065074b523f88796fe5.jpeg\"\/)
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