Fashion career profile
Antoine Arnault
Antoine Arnault is a French business executive whose career spans fashion-house leadership and group-level image strategy. After studying at HEC Montréal and completing an MBA at INSEAD, he joined Louis Vuitton, first in regional network management and later in communications. He became CEO of Berluti in 2011 and launched LVMH’s Journées Particulières initiative the same year. He was appointed Chairman of Loro Piana in 2013, a role he held until 2025, and became Chairman of Berluti’s Supervisory Board in early 2024. Since 2020, his LVMH remit has been Director of Image & Environment, overseeing communication, image and sustainability initiatives; in February 2026 he joined the group’s Executive Committee. He was also named CEO and Vice-Chairman of Christian Dior SE in 2022—a separate holding-company position, not a CEO appointment at Christian Dior Couture. The profile keeps parent-company governance distinct from his house-level roles.
- Role
- Chairman of Berluti Supervisory Board; Director of Image & Environment, LVMH Executive Committee
- Nationality
- French
- Career appointments
- 3
- Fashion houses
- 2
- “LVMH is focused on the next generation, not the next quarter. No catastrophe for luxury,” says Antoine ArnaultFashionNetwork · 2026-10-16
- EXCLUSIVE: Lapérouse Holding Charts Course to French Heritage Dining PowerhouseWWD · 2026-07-17
- LVMH Takes ‘Less Is More’ Approach to Sixth Edition of Open-doors EventWWD · 2026-07-01
- Education: HEC Montréal; MBA, INSEADLVMH’s governance biography records both qualifications. · LVMH
- Career path: Louis Vuitton → Berluti → Loro Piana → LVMH Image & EnvironmentThe house appointments are separated from his current parent-group responsibilities. · LVMH
- Parent-group remit: Director of Image & Environment; LVMH Executive CommitteeHis group remit covers image, communication and sustainable development; it is not a Dior Couture or Berluti CEO title. · LVMH
- 2005 — Moves into Louis Vuitton communicationsAfter regional network responsibilities, he becomes Communications Director following his INSEAD MBA.
- 2011 — Appointed CEO of BerlutiBegins house-level operational leadership and launches Journées Particulières.
- 2013 — Appointed Chairman of Loro PianaHolds the house chairmanship through 2025.
- 2020 — Takes LVMH Image & Environment remitBegins group-level responsibility for image, communication and sustainable development.
- 2024 — Becomes Chairman of Berluti Supervisory BoardThe board chair is distinct from his earlier CEO appointment.
- 2026 — Joins LVMH Executive CommitteeJoins the parent group’s Executive Committee in February.
- 2024–Present — Chairman of the Supervisory Board — BerlutiCurrent appointment · LVMH
- 2013–2025 — Chairman — Loro PianaHistorical appointment · LVMH
- 2011–2023 — Chief Executive Officer — BerlutiHistorical appointment · LVMH