Frédéric Arnault, the 26-year-old chief executive of TAG Heuer and the fourth child of Bernard Arnault, may be the youngest CEO of a luxury watch brand in the world
From left, Frédéric Arnault, the chief executive of TAG Heuer, with Ryan Gosling at a TAG Heuer event in Beverly Hills, Calif., Oct. 7, 2021. Arnault is making big moves as chief executive of TAG Heuer. Just don’t mention the show “Succession.” (Alex Welsh/The New York Times)
PARIS — Frédéric Arnault, the 26-year-old chief executive of TAG Heuer, may be the youngest CEO of a luxury watch brand in the world. He may be the fourth child of Bernard Arnault, the third richest man in the world and the chairman of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the largest luxury conglomerate in the world (owner of TAG Heuer as well as Dior, Givenchy, Bulgari and more than 70 other brands).
He may also be the fourth child to join that family business. He may have very grand ideas about how big his particular watch brand can become. And his father, 72, who is known for his aggressive acquisition tactics, may have famously dynastic intentions when it comes to the group he has built.
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