Biography
In 2020, Bloomberg Billionaires Index recognized the richest man of French businessman Bernard Arno. Now a man is headed by firms producing luxury objects under such trademarks as Givenchy, Guerlain and Louis Vuitton.Childhood and youth
Bernard Jean Etienne Arno was born on March 5, 1949 and conducted childhood in the city of Rube, on the Earth of the French Department of Nor. The family, arranged on the border with Belgium, was engaged in a construction business and had a nominal mansion in his own possession and a spacious courtyard.
Father - Elsassian by nationality, belonged to the hereditary military and cared for the heir to be educated, raised and rich. He gave Bernard to a private school provided primary education, and soon as a gratitude received a number of rewards and awards.
Seeing that the child is inclined with accurate sciences and drawing, Arno-Senior recommended the son to become a student of Ecole Polytechnique. In 1971, Bernard joined the family business with a bachelor engineer's diploma and achieved a lot.
True, at first, the future billionaire experienced a slight disappointment due to the fact that professional skills in practice there were nowhere to apply. In the family company Ferret-Savinel, he got the role of a partner who had to write and talk on debt.
Despite the fact that cooperation with parents did not cause enthusiasm, Bernard was headed by the enterprise in the mid-70s. And soon without any coordination, he sold a construction business and thereby deprived the elderly parent of revenues from hard work.
This led to family disagreements, and Bernard went to America to gain experience in entrepreneurship and managing people. The Frenchman studied the technique of mergers and acquisitions by companies by corporations, spending months for reading special literature.
In parallel, Arno looked for ideas for business in France and, returned to his homeland, came up with her mother and father. It turned out that family funds were multiplied during the absence period, and had to decide how to dispose of accumulated monetary baggage.
Personal life
Bernard's personal life Arno does not replete with stormy novels, and the press is unknown for details of relationships with each of two legitimate wives. In the first marriage with Anna, a businessman was a responsible family man and for the older son and daughters personified an immutable law.The couple was separated by mutual agreement, and after some time the Frenchman played a wedding with a pianist from Canada, which Helen Merce. The woman could not resist the charming Frenchman and at the beginning of 1991 he joined a rich family.
Embed from getty imagesCreative person who spent time in recording studios and on tour, sincerely loved businessman and gave birth to three sons. The boys matured, became entrepreneurs and, taking places in paternal firms, became successors of his ideas.
For example, Antoine Arno, the firstborn and pride of Bernard, now the head of the Loro Piana brand producing suite clothing. Judging by the news and photographs published in "Instagram", he marries Natalia Vodyanova - the Russian representative of the world of art.
Business
In 1984, Bernard, revolving in the circles of bankers, found out that a large textile concern broke out in Paris. He belonged to the trendy house, founded by Christian Dior, as well as trademarks of France, from childhood familiar to almost everyone.
Partnership with Antoine Bernheim, as well as relationships with bankrupt, changed the biography of a businessman who acquired the Boussac shares. He was ahead of competitors from Louis Vuitton and other companies, not afraid because of the inexperience to pay and eventually get to get.
Embed from getty imagesSold out of unnecessary assets, Arno became a rich man who decided to leave Christian Dior from sentimental motives. She was a peculiar symbol of beauty and fashion in France, as the Cathedral of the Paris Mother of God, Eiffel Tower and Versailles.
Having studied the tradition of eminent producers of perfumes and clothes, Bernard caught fire to create a feshen conglomerate. However, such an enterprise was riding adventurism due to the complexity of the organization and multimillion costs.
The only chance to implement such a global idea was the gradual buying of shares of Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton. In 1990, the Frenchman took possession of the controlling stake, and the world of fashion and business was alarmed and amazed.
The reasons for such a state were the statements by the new leader regarding the dismissal of top managers and the reorganization of sales directions. The idea to bring elite brands to the publicly available market in the world consumer society has caused conversations and agitating.
Taking advantage of growing incomes, Bernard, as an aggressive entrepreneur, added a number of well-known trading houses to the property. These were manufacturers of expensive alcoholic beverages, as well as clothing, shoes, perfumes, jewelry and clock.
In the 2000s, the list of assets of the prosperous French businessman reached tens of items, familiar millions of people. Arno became a collector of the highest class brands and a person who discovered the names of Mark Jacobs and Yves Karsel.
Embed from getty imagesDespite the status of business shark, acquired in his youth, the Frenchman tried to observe the traditions that had been touched from old times. He retained a vineyard with a 400-year history and promoted the development of famous MOOT & CHANDON brands and Dom Perignon.
Developing a retail business, Bernard opened a number of stores, without bypassing the city of Asia, Milan, Moscow and Abu Dhabi. He became the sole owner of Philips auction firm, as well as the owner of 10% of the shares of the Paris Industrial Group of Bouygues.
In early 2010, Arno wanted to become a citizen of Belgium, because French President introduced an exorbitant burdensome tax. The press, which helped about it, released scandalous publications, but the businessman refused comment, not wanting to join the dialogue.
Bernard Arno now
In 2020, Arno became the richest person in the list of Bloomberg Billionaires Index and the Rating of Forbes magazine. His condition estimated at $ 117 million surpassed the income of entrepreneurs, politicians and Hollywood stars.However, the businessman is not going to stop on the achieved and continues to build an empire and conquer a number of new spheres. Now he focused on the world's newest technologies and in many directions acts as a pioneer.
Awards
- 1995 - Cavalier of the Order of the Honorary Legion
- 2001 - Officer of the Order of the Honorary Legion
- 2006 - Order "For merits to the Italian Republic"
- 2007 - Commander of the Order of the Honorary Legion
- 2011 - the Great Officer of the Order of the Honorary Legion
- 2012 - Order of the British Empire
- 2017 - Pushkin Medal