In-depth look at Mr. Arnaud's involvement in luxury brands and succession planning

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This chapter explores Mr. Arnaud's extensive involvement in leading luxury brands, addressing challenges in talent recruitment, business management, labor issues, and succession planning within LVMH, while examining the scrutiny over his age and potential successors, particularly his children's roles in the company.

LVMH has a sprawling portfolio of brands synonymous with luxury: Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Bulgari, Celine, Tiffany & Co., Hennessy and Veuve Clicquot. Its CEO, Bernard Arnault, almost never speaks to journalists and doesn’t have the name recognition of the likes of Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk, but regularly vies with them for the title of richest person in the world and has an almost impossible-to-measure influence over the business world.

Bloomberg Businessweek’s Brad Stone and reporter Angelina Rascouët recently landed a rare interview with Arnault, where they learned how he built his empire from the ground up. And they consider a burning question: At 75 years old with five grown children in the business, what are his plans for succession?