Bernard Arnault has frequently described the conglomerate, which posted sales of 84.7 billion euros in 2024, as a family-run firm. The Arnault family’s holding company owns 49 percent of LVMH’s share capital and 64.8 percent of the voting rights.

Bernard Arnault, the 76-year-old billionaire founder of LVMH, signaled he could helm the luxury group for the best part of another decade.

Luxury conglomerate LVMH is trying to clear a path that would allow billionaire Bernard Arnault to stay at the helm for nearly another decade — until he’s 85. Shareholders in the company – which owns high-end brands like Louis Vuitton,