Meet Alexandre Arnault, the hunky son of LVMH billionaire Bernard Arnault, Europe’s richest man: he’s worked with Beyoncé and Blackpink’s Rosé, and Kanye West performed at his wedding

Jul 13 , 2022

Alexandre Arnault, son of the head of LVMH group, is an executive at Tiffany & Co. Photos: @alexandrearnault/Instagram, Reuters

Europe’s richest man Bernard Arnault oversees the LVMH empire, but he also luckily gets by with the help of his five kids, who have their own corners in the world’s biggest luxury conglomerate.

Bernard Arnault, billionaire and chairman of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. Photo: Bloomberg

Among his equally competent offspring is Alexandre Arnault – his third child and his first with his second wife, concert pianist Hélène Mercier-Arnault. Alexandre has already made a mark as a young chief executive of the high-end luggage brand Rimowa. Since 2021, he’s taken up a new challenge at the iconic jewellery brand Tiffany & Co.

Alexandre Arnault is the former CEO of Rimowa. Photo: Financial Times Live

So, who exactly is the 30-year-old son of LVMH’s chairman, and does he have what it takes to inherit the keys to his father’s kingdom?

He’s shaking things up at Tiffany & Co.

Alexandre Arnault and Blackpink’s Rosé have worked together with the luxury jewellery brand to launch the ROSÉ x Tiffany HardWear Collection. Photos: Tiffany and Co.; @alexandrearnault/Instagram

After being named Rimowa’s CEO when he was only 25, Arnault rose to the challenge of transforming a 120-year-old luggage brand by pairing up with global designers and introducing limited-edition suitcases and accessories that attracted the celebrity and millennial jet-set crowd.

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z for Tiffany & Co. Photo: @tiffanyandco/Instagram

Now, as the EVP of production and communication of Tiffany and Co., Arnault is giving the American jeweller a makeover by scoring big names such as Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Blackpink’s Rosé and Chinese freestyle skier Eileen Gu, and launching exciting products such as the Patek Philippe Tiffany Blue Nautilus.

Like mother, like son

Alexandre Arnault speaks fluent French, English and German. Photo: @alexandrearnault/Instagram

This Télécom ParisTech and École Polytechnique graduate speaks French, English and German fluently. Following in the footsteps of his mum, Alexandre is also an accomplished pianist.

On his Instagram bio, he shared a link to a video of him performing a Chopin concerto alongside an ensemble orchestra.

One-half of a fashion power couple

Alexandre Arnault and his wife Géraldine Guyot, fashion school graduate and the founder of a French accessories label. Photo: @alexandrearnault/Instagram

As someone who hails from the most influential family in the fashion industry, it is only apt that Arnault got hitched to Géraldine Guyot, the founder of French accessories label D’Estree and a Central Saint Martins alum.

Alexandre Arnault and Géraldine Guyot got married in an intimate setting in Paris, then held a larger ceremony in October in 2021. Photo: @alexandrearnault/Instagram

The stylish couple first held an intimate ceremony in Paris, in June 2021, followed by a two-day wedding in Venice in October of the same year. Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Pharrell Williams and Roger Federer were all in attendance, per Vogue.

Kanye West also came and performed at the fashion royals’ grand union.

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The biggest NFT fan in the family?

Tiffany & Co. now sells solid gold TiffCoin, a new cryptocurrency. Photo: @alexandrearnault/Instagram

While his dad, Bernard, previously expressed concern about entering the NFT world, Alexandre couldn’t be more thrilled to be a part of the community. To signify his membership, the youthful scion proudly changed his Twitter and Instagram profile pictures to a beanie-wearing pixelated face in 3D glasses. Per Vogue Business, the NFT was titled Punk 3167 and purchased for around US$416,400 (Eth 160).

In 2022, Alexandre even turned his NFT profile picture into a gem-studded pendant designed by Tiffany & Co.

A tough competitor for his siblings

Alexandre Arnault with father Bernard, mother Hélène Mercier and brother Frédéric. Photo: @alexandrearnault/Instagram

At only 30, Alexandre seemingly ticks all the boxes to become his dad’s ultimate successor. His four siblings, however, are making sure that it will be a tight race.

Delphine Arnault is Louis Vuitton’s executive vice-president. Photo: @CaterBrian/Twitter

Delphine, 47, Bernard’s eldest child and only daughter, serves as Louis Vuitton’s executive vice-president. Antoine, 45, sits as the head of communications and image at LVMH.

Alexandre Arnault’s younger brothers, Jean (left) and Frédéric (right). Photo: @alexandrearnault/Instagram

Alexandre’s two younger brothers, Frédéric, 27, and Jean, 24, are also gearing up as Tag Heuer’s CEO and the director of marketing and development for Louis Vuitton Watches, respectively.

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Fame and celebrity

The 30-year-old was at Rimowa before Tiffany & Co., working with Jay-Z, Eileen Gu and Patek Philippe – Pharrell Williams and Roger Federer were at his wedding too
His siblings also work within the empire that owns Dior, Celine and Fendi: Delphine and Jean at Louis Vuitton, Frédéric at Tag Heuer, Antoine in LVMH marketing