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Simon Hunt

World’s richest man Bernard Arnault picks daughter Delphine to run Dior

Antoine Arnault, Delphine Arnault, Karl Lagerfeld, Bernard Arnault and Alexandre Arnault attend the LVMH Prize 2018 Edition.

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LVMH boss Bernault Arnault has appointed his daughter Delphine Arnault to run luxury fashion brand Dior as the world’s richest man seeks to tighten his family’s grip over their sprawling retail empire in a Succession-style shakeup.

Bernault Arnault, who is worth £147 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaire’s Index, has appointed Delphine, 47 as Dior CEO in the place of Pietro Beccari, who has been promoted to run the conglomerate’s biggest brand, Louis Vuitton.

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