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==Corporate structure== LVMH is headquartered in the [[8th arrondissement of Paris]], France.<ref name=CHFU/> The company is listed on the [[Euronext Paris]] exchange<ref>{{cite web |title=LVMH |url=https://europeanequities.nyx.com/en/products/equities/FR0000121014-XPAR |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130161104/https://europeanequities.nyx.com/en/products/equities/FR0000121014-XPAR |archive-date=30 January 2013 |access-date=12 December 2012 |website=European Equitites}}</ref> and is a constituent of the [[CAC 40]] index. As of 2009, the group employed more than 83,000 people,<ref name="AR2010">{{cite web |title=Annual Report 2010 |url=http://r.lvmh-static.com/uploads/2014/10/LVMH_RA_2010_GB.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406101515/http://r.lvmh-static.com/uploads/2014/10/LVMH_RA_2010_GB.pdf |archive-date=April 6, 2024 |access-date=4 February 2012 |publisher=LVMH.com}}</ref> 30 percent of LVMH's staff worked in France, and LVMH operated over 2,400 stores worldwide.<ref name="LVMH First half 2009 interim report">[http://www.lvmh.com/comfi/pdf_gbr/Rapport_semestriel2009_gbr.pdf LVMH First half 2009 interim report] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090824014957/http://www.lvmh.com/comfi/pdf_gbr/Rapport_semestriel2009_gbr.pdf |date=24 August 2009 }} ''LVMH'' Retrieved 29 January 2010</ref> As of 2010, the group had [[revenue]]s of €20.3 billion with a [[net income]] of just over €3 billion.<ref name=AR2010/> In 2013, with a revenue of $21.7 billion, LVMH was ranked first [[luxury goods]] company in [[Deloitte]]'s "Global Powers of Luxury Goods" report.<ref name="Deloitte Global Powers of Luxury Goods 2014 report">{{cite web|url=http://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/fr/Documents/consumer-business/Publications/Deloitte_GlobalPowerLuxuryGood_2014.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617143635/http://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/fr/Documents/consumer-business/Publications/Deloitte_GlobalPowerLuxuryGood_2014.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Deloitte Global Powers of Luxury Goods 2014 report|archivedate=17 June 2015}}</ref> By 29 February 2016, the company had a share value of 78,126 million euros, distributed in 506,980,299 shares. ===Shareholders=== As of 2009, LVMH held 66% of the drinks division, Moët Hennessy, with the remaining 34% held by [[Diageo]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Walsh |first1=Dominic |last2=Boyle |first2=Catherine |date=23 April 2009 |title=LVMH denies being in Moët sale talks with Diageo |work=[[The Times]] |location=London |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/europe-travel/france/paris/lvmh-denies-being-in-moet-sale-talks-with-diageo-fv8ll8sps95 |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606002139/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lvmh-denies-being-in-moet-sale-talks-with-diageo-fv8ll8sps95 |url-status=live }}</ref> As of 2013, [[Dior|Christian Dior SE]] was the leading [[holding company]] of LVMH, owning 40.9% of its shares and 59.01% of its voting rights.<ref>{{cite web |title=Organizational chart as of April 30, 2013 |url=http://www.dior-finance.com/en/organigramme.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217193528/http://www.dior-finance.com/en/organigramme.asp |archive-date=17 December 2013 |access-date=12 April 2016 |publisher=[[Christian Dior SE|Dior]]}}</ref> Bernard Arnault is Chairman and CEO of LVMH and Chairman of Christian Dior SE. In 2017, Arnault purchased all the remaining Christian Dior shares in a reported $13.1 billion buyout.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prasad |first=Manoj |date=2023-04-14 |title=In 2017, Arnault Bought all Christian Dior Shares for $13.1 Billion |url=https://bestratedstyle.com/christian-dior-shares/ |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 |language=en-US |archive-date=9 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609235457/https://bestratedstyle.com/christian-dior-shares/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At the end of 2017, the only declared major shareholder in LVMH was the Arnault Family Group, the [[holding company]] of Bernard Arnault. The group's control amounted to 46.84% of LVMH's stock and 63.13% of its voting rights.<ref name="RefDoc2009">{{cite web |title=LVMH – Financial Report 2017 |url=https://r.lvmh-static.com/uploads/2017/11/2017-financial-documents.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129195419/https://r.lvmh-static.com/uploads/2017/11/2017-financial-documents.pdf |archive-date=29 January 2018 |access-date=30 March 2018 |publisher=LVMH |pages=4}}.</ref> This significant share held by the Arnault Family Group not only underscores their influential role in the strategic direction of LVMH but also highlights the consolidation of control within family-held enterprises in the luxury sector. === Senior leadership === [[Bernard Arnault]] has served as LVMH's chairman and CEO since January 1989.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Members of the Executive Committee of the LVMH Group |url=https://r.lvmh-static.com/uploads/2015/01/1.-membres_comex_va-031016.pdf |access-date=30 June 2022 |archive-date=3 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103121044/https://r.lvmh-static.com/uploads/2015/01/1.-membres_comex_va-031016.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Alain Chevalier was chairman from 1987 until Arnault took over the role.<ref>{{cite web |last=Greenhouse |first=Steven |date=17 December 1989 |title=A Luxury Fight to the Finish |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/17/magazine/a-luxury-fight-to-the-finish.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm |website=New York Times |access-date=30 June 2022 |archive-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717144118/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/17/magazine/a-luxury-fight-to-the-finish.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2024, Stéphane Bianchi was appointed LVMH Group Managing Director, responsible for strategic and operational management of the Group Maisons. He also oversees the Regions Presidents, and the Digital and Data Transformation of the Group. In addition, he is also the Chairman of the LVMH Executive Committee.<ref name="Stéphane Bianchi GROUP MANAGING DIR">{{cite web | url=https://www.lvmh.com/group/about-lvmh/governance/executive-committee/stephane-bianchi/| title=Stéphane Bianchi GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR | date=February 2024 | access-date=4 February 2024 | archive-date=4 February 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204184642/https://www.lvmh.com/group/about-lvmh/governance/executive-committee/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
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