Bernard Arnault
Awards & Honours
7
Awards Won
4
Honours
6
Rankings
4
Covers
2
Records
Bernard Arnault has been recognized as one of the most influential figures in global business. He has topped the Harvard Business Review list of Best Performing CEOs and has been named Businessman of the Year by the Financial Times. His national honors include the highest ranks of the Légion d'Honneur and an honorary CBE from the United Kingdom. In philanthropy, he received the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy for his contributions through the Fondation Louis Vuitton. His ability to build the world's largest luxury conglomerate from a single acquisition is a singular achievement in modern capitalism.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Grand Officier of the Légion d'Honneur
Highest rank of the French national order, promoted from Commandeur.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Honorary award for services to business and the arts.
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Stars
For contributions to economic relations between Japan and France.
Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy
For philanthropic contributions through the Fondation Louis Vuitton.
Rankings & Lists
Forbes Billionaires List
Forbes Billionaires List
Forbes Billionaires List
Forbes Billionaires List
Harvard Business Review Best Performing CEOs
Time 100 Most Influential People
Magazine Covers
Time
March 2022
The King of Luxury: Bernard Arnault's $300 Billion Empire
Forbes
April 2021
The Richest Man in the World: Bernard Arnault
Bloomberg Businessweek
January 2020
The Wolf in Cashmere: How Bernard Arnault Built the World's Largest Luxury Empire
Le Point
March 2023
Bernard Arnault: The Empire Builder
Records & Feats
Largest luxury acquisition in history
Acquisition of Tiffany & Co. for $15.8 billion in 2019.
First person to surpass $200 billion in net worth from luxury goods
Net worth briefly exceeded $200 billion in 2021.