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François Pinault
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French billionaire businessman and art collector
Key facts
- Born
- François Henri Joseph Pinault , ( 1936-08-21 ) 21 August 1936 (age 89) , Les Champs-Géraux , France
- Occupations
- Businessman, Art collector
- Known for
- Kering (founder) Groupe Artémis (founder) Pinault Collection (founder)
- Spouses
- Louise Gautier ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1962 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1967 ) Maryvonne Campbell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1970 )
- Children
- 3, including François-Henri Pinault
- Relatives
- Salma Hayek (daughter-in-law)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Les Champs-Géraux
- Occupation
- art collector
- Languages spoken
- French
- Sport
- cycle sport
- Image
- François Pinault Stade rennais - Le Havre AC 20150708 44.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1936-08-21
- name in native language
- François Pinault
- Commons category
- François Pinault
- net worth
- 29700000000
- birth name
- François Henri Joseph Pinault
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Encyclopedic overview
François Henri Joseph Pinault ( French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa pino]; born 21 August 1936) is a French billionaire businessman, founder of the luxury group Kering (Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta) and the investment holding company Groupe Artémis (Château Latour, Christie's, Pinault Collection, Stade Rennais FC, Creative Artists Agency). In the early 1960s, Pinault started a timber-trading business. His company Pinault S.A. was taken public in 1988, and renamed Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR) during the 1990s after it had turned into an important retail and distribution company. In 2003, he passed on the management of his companies to his elder son François-Henri. He owns an important collection of contemporary art that is on display in his own museums (Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana in Venice, Bourse de commerce in Paris).
Early life
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