Bernard Arnault
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When you buy a Christian Dior or Louis Vuitton item, it's only because Bernard Arnault has worked a lot to create this group by joining lot of luxury companies. He is one of the richest man in the world because he owns 51% of LVMH, the company which owns Dior, Givenchy, Christian Lacroix, Emilio Pucci, Kenzo, Donna Karan, Louis Vuitton, Loewe, Celine, Fendi (50%), Thomas Pink, Berluti, Parfums Christian Dior, Kenzo Parfums, Parfums Givenchy, Guerlain, Benefit Cosmetics, Bliss, Fresh, Hard Candy, Make up for ever, Urban Decay, Chaumet, Fred, Ebel, Tag Heuer, Etude Tajan, Etude Phillips, Duty Free Shoppers, Sephora, Le Bon Marché, Omas and eLuxury. It's the biggest luxury group in the world. His biggest concurrents are François Pinault (Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, Sergio Rossi, Bottega Veneta, Boucheron, Roger & Gallet, Bédat & Co and Christie's) and Richemont (Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Piaget, Baume et Mercier, IWC, Jaeger LeCoultre, A. Lange & Söhne, Officine Panerai, Vacheron Constantin, Dunhill, Lancel, Montblanc, Montegrappa, Hackett, Old England, Purdey, Chloé, Shanghaï Tang).