Inside Salma Hayek and François-Henri Pinault’s luxury lives: the Kering CEO spends his US$7 billion net worth on lavish holidays, his Stade Rennais F.C. and restoring the Notre Dame
- From Gucci to Saint Laurent and Balenciaga, the world’s top fashion brands are owned by one man – Kering Group’s François-Henri Pinault, son of François Pinault
- Married to Eternals actress Salma Hayek, the 59-year-old is flying high at the top of the fashion industry, but also gives back through his Kering Foundation
If there is a French fashion magnate who is on the cusp of unparalleled success, it’s billionaire businessman François-Henri Pinault.
A quick background check
Having graduated from the HEC School of Management in 1985, it took decades before Pinault took the reins from his father by becoming President of Groupe Artémis in 2003, and then chairman and CEO of Kering two years later. Add a couple more decades to that timeline and we’re now looking at Harvard Business Review’s third best-performing CEO in the world in 2019.
For a man with a CV like this, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that he now has an estimated net worth of US$7 billion, according to Forbes.
Salma Hayek, the red carpet, and their luxurious holidays
Despite being part of one of the most influential families in France, it wasn’t until his engagement to Hollywood actress Salma Hayek in 2007 that Pinault started to get noticed by those outside the fashion industry.
