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In France, it is Bernard Arnault who inherits the richest man’s status, at the head of the LVMH Empire. Comes in 5th position, François-Henri PinaultCEO of the Kering group, founded by his father François Pinault. A paternal of which he is also a spitting portrait. From this self -taught who became a luxury magnate, he inherited the reins of Kering. A father who has never failed to remind his offspring the importance of studies and work. And this even by being the son of. He who had not followed higher education. No question that her children walk in his steps. “”He always told us that studies were important “thus shared François-Henri in Successions (Albin Michel editions), “That if he had done it, he would have gone faster.” François-Henri Pinault won HEC. Of this prestigious school that we no longer present, He likes to place former students within Kering, and its big brands as Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. “Recruiting is difficult. So when we already know someone, we don’t have a bad surprise“, Admitted Salma Hayek’s husband to L’AFP.
FHP as her friends calls him is to believe some of his relatives one “open man, listening“. “Perfectly accessible“, As a summary to AFP by a trade unionist, there are nevertheless with him only few grounds of understanding. He’s the boss. And there is also one thing with which the son of François Pinault does not joke. But then really not. A former CEO of Yves-Saint-Laurent, also passed by HEC, confirms: “It is very open, but demanding and hard on the figures!“This famous culture of performance. For François-Henri-Pinault, failure is not allowed, you will understand. FHP is also a boss-citizen with a faithful faith in the defense of the environment, which he applies to his group. As well as in the fight against violence against women with the creation of a foundation.
François-Henri Pinault: Who is really the discreet Breton with clear eyes to the arm of Salma Hayek?
Heir but not too much. According to the CEO of the Danone group, Franck Riboud, the boss of Kiering does not like to call him as heir. The latter has indeed studied and traced his own path. So there’s a question of being looked at as if he had stolen his place. And according to the businessman, it is time that will respond to the doubts of some. “”Afterwards, the reality of things in the business is the duration“, He said to AFP, also” heir “. On the figures side, FHP was not very varnished, Gucci having pulled the group down for a while. The luxury group has indeed lost more than half of its profit in 2024, as recalled The echoes. In question: the 21 % drop in sales of the Italian star brand. But CEO François-Henri Pinault believes that his business has touched “A stabilization point“And the figures, the Breton with clear eyes it knows him. Rather discreet, he nevertheless sometimes appears on people sites, his wife obliges. Father of four children, he loves cards and practices English boxing. Football fan, he assured the accounts of the Rennes club, bought by his father.
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