The Arnault family, the whole in the group. Jean Arnault, the youngest son of the owner and president of the French luxury conglomerate LVMH, Bernard Arnault, has been appointed as the new director of marketing and product development for Louis Vuitton’s watch division, the jewel in the French conglomerate’s crown.
The manager will work from the firm’s headquarters, located in Paris, and from Geneva (Switzerland), where La Fabrique du Tems, one of Louis Vuitton’s main watch production centers, is located. In his new role, Jean Arnault will report to Catherine Lacaze, the firm’s director of watches and jewelery..
In this new stage, Jean Arnault will work together with the team from the watch division throughout the value chain, including the definition of strategies and the direction in terms of product development and innovation of all launches.
At 23, Jean Arnault has a master’s degree in financial mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Imperial College of London. The director was trained at the Saint Louis de Gonzague-Franklin private school in Paris and specialized in science.
Arnault interned at Morgan Stanley, held an engineering trainee position with the McLaren Formula 1 team and worked in Louis Vuitton stores. In addition, he also has previous experience in watches having studied at the Tag Heuer Research Institute, the research institute of the Swiss watch company.
Jean Arnault will report to Catherine Lacaze, director of watches and jewelry at Louis Vuitton
Frédéric Arnault, Jean Arnault’s older brother, also works for the company as CEO of the watchmaking firm Tag Heuer. His older sister, Delphine Arnault, is Executive Vice President of Louis Vuitton and began her career at LVMH in 2000, after having previous experience in the consulting firm McKinsey. In addition, the management led the business development department at John Galliano for a year, before moving to Dior as commercial director.
Alexandre Arnault, Bernard Arnault’s second son is vice president of communication and products at Tiffany and began his journey with the company in 2015, when he joined as an investment manager and led the acquisition of German luggage manufacturer Rimowa.
Antoine Arnault, the first-born son of Bernard Arnault, currently holds the position of CEO at Berluti and is in charge of the communication, image and environment departments of the French luxury conglomerate. The manager also began his career at Louis Vuitton, working in the marketing department and supervising stores in different French provinces.
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