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Frédéric Arnault at a glance
Frédéric Arnault, son of Bernard Arnault, is the CEO of Loro Piana, the Italian luxury brand renowned for its fine cashmere. He will join the company on March 26, 2025, for a transitional period alongside outgoing CEO Damien Bertrand, reporting to Toni Belloni, chairman of LVMH Italy. This move follows his impactful tenure as CEO of LVMH Watches—a newly created role that put him in charge of TAG Heuer, Hublot, and Zenith.
Arnault’s journey in the luxury sector began in 2017 when he joined TAG Heuer to lead its smartwatch division. By 2020, at just 25, he had risen to CEO of TAG Heuer. He modernized the brand with high-tech smartwatches, reimagined classics like the Glassbox Carrera, and introduced lab-grown diamonds to LVMH’s haute horology—a first for the conglomerate. His marketing acumen revived TAG Heuer’s cultural relevance for the next generation of watch enthusiasts, bringing in A-list ambassadors like Ryan Gosling, Patrick Dempsey, and Jacob Elordi.
A graduate of École Polytechnique—France’s leading science and technology university, like his father—Arnault holds a degree in applied mathematics and computer science.
Arnault’s journey in the luxury sector began in 2017 when he joined TAG Heuer to lead its smartwatch division. By 2020, at just 25, he had risen to CEO of TAG Heuer. He modernized the brand with high-tech smartwatches, reimagined classics like the Glassbox Carrera, and introduced lab-grown diamonds to LVMH’s haute horology—a first for the conglomerate. His marketing acumen revived TAG Heuer’s cultural relevance for the next generation of watch enthusiasts, bringing in A-list ambassadors like Ryan Gosling, Patrick Dempsey, and Jacob Elordi.
A graduate of École Polytechnique—France’s leading science and technology university, like his father—Arnault holds a degree in applied mathematics and computer science.
25
Youngest CEO in luxury watches
3
Brands under his lead
2017
Joined the family business
Experience
Present
LVMH Watches
CEO
Past
TAG Heuer
CEO
McKinsey & Company
Business analyst
AI research intern
Facebook
Education
2014-2018
École Polytechnique
Computer Science and Mathematics
2012-2014
CPGE Louis-Le-Grand
Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science
Interests
Did you know?
Before joining LVMH, Frédéric Arnault gained experience through internships in AI research at Facebook and strategy consulting at McKinsey.
In 2020, at just 25, Frédéric Arnault became the world’s youngest luxury watch CEO, taking the reins at TAG Heuer—fittingly, his first watch was a TAG Heuer Aquaracer, gifted by his father, Bernard Arnault, on his 11th birthday.
A born entrepreneur, he co-founded Amorçage, a VC fund for early-stage tech startups, and sold a mobile payment startup to French investment firm BNP in just 18 months.