François-Henri Pinault

François-Henri Pinault (born 28 May 1962 in Rennes, France) is a French businessman, chairman and CEO of global luxury group Kering. He is the son and heir of billionaire François Pinault, and by 18 August 2018 his family fortune was estimated at US $30.5 billion.

Career

After graduating from HEC Paris, Pinault joined his family's enterprises. In 1989 he became CEO of France Bois Industries, then led Pinault Distribution. In 1993 he oversaw operations abroad in Africa and overseas departments. In 1997 he was appointed CEO of Fnac.

In March 2005 he succeeded his father as president of Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR). On 20 June 2007, following PPR's acquisition of a stake in sportswear brand Puma via its subsidiary Sapardis, he became chairman of Puma’s supervisory board.

Personal life

From 1996 to 2004 he was married to Dorothée Lepère; they had two children, François (b. 1998) and Mathilde (b. 2002). On 11 October 2006 his son Augustin James was born from his relationship with model Linda Evangelista. He later dated entrepreneur Lily Rivera Caballero, living between Mexico and France.

On 26 April 2006 he met actress and businesswoman Salma Hayek; their daughter Valentina Paloma was born on 21 September 2007 in Los Angeles. The couple announced an engagement but split in July 2008. They married civilly in Paris’s 6th arrondissement on 14 February 2009, and held a religious ceremony on 26 April at Venice’s Palazzo Grassi.

Pinault empire

Through holding company Artémis, François-Henri Pinault oversees more than 60 businesses:

• **Sports**: owners of Stade Rennais Football Club and Puma (acquired for €5.3 billion).
• **Media**: publisher of weekly magazine Le Point; shareholder in the newspaper Le Monde; controlling stakeholder in TV channel TF1.
• **Luxury brands**: Gucci, Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent among Kering’s maisons.
• **Art**: holds one of the world’s top five private collections of modern art, displayed at Paris’s Palazzo Grassi.
• **Retail**: owns Conforama, La Redoute, Vertbaudet, Chadwick’s; shareholder in Fnac.
• **Auctions**: owner of Christie’s auction house.