He Bought Gucci and turned Kering into an Empire

Kering is a multibillion-dollar empire! The corporate has an annual income of over 13 billion! And it has grown to turn out to be a serious international luxurious group with a rare portfolio: Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Gucci, Bottega Veneta, and Alexander McQueen, to call only a few. Not dangerous for a poor highschool dropout! François Pinault created his empire from the bottom up. And one factor about him is unquestionably true: he’s actually good at being profitable! Watch this video to learn how he does it!

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François Pinault
https://www.forbes.com/profile/francois-pinault/?sh=739f625a4d20
https://www.theguardian.com/enterprise/1999/apr/03/3

François-Henri Pinault
https://www.theceomagazine.com/enterprise/coverstory/kering-francois-henri-pinault/
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/15/t-magazine/the-man-behind-the-curtain.html
https://www.scmp.com/magazines/fashion/celeb/article/3160199/inside-luxury-lives-salma-hayek-and-francois-henri

Kering
https://www.thefashionlaw.com/kering-a-timeline-behind-the-building-of-a-conglomerate/
https://www.luxuryabode.com/weblog/the-story-of-the-kering-group–the-brand-built-on-a-dream/artid461
https://martinroll.com/assets/articles/technique/kering-evolution-of-a-global-luxury-brand-company/