Dior

Christian Dior SE
Dior
Company typePublic (SE)[1]
ISINFR0000130403
IndustryLuxury goods
Founded16 December 1946 (1946-12-16)
FounderChristian Dior
Headquarters30 Avenue Montaigne
Paris, France[2]
Key people
Bernard Arnault (Chairman)
Antoine Arnault (CEO and Vice-Chairman)[3]
ProductsClothing, cosmetics, fashion accessories, jewelry, perfumes, spirits, watches, wines
ServicesDepartment stores
RevenueIncrease €79.18 billion (2022)[4]
Increase €20.99 billion (2022)[4]
Increase €14.70 billion (2022)[4]
Total assetsIncrease €131.9 billion (2022)[4]
Total equityIncrease €54.31 billion (2022)[4]
Number of employees
196,006 (2022)[4]
ParentFinancière Agache (controlled by Arnault family)
Websitedior.com

Christian Dior SE (French: [kʁistjɑ̃ djɔʁ]),[1] commonly known as Dior, is a French multinational luxury goods company that is controlled and chaired by French businessman Bernard Arnault, who also heads LVMH.[2] Dior holds 42.36% of the shares and 59.01% of the voting rights within LVMH.[5][6]

The original fashion house was founded by French designer Christian Dior in 1946 to make haute couture items. Clothing is now produced by Christian Dior Couture, which is a subsidiary of LVMH, whereas Christian Dior SE is a holding company that controls LVMH.[7] Bernard Arnault's daughter, Delphine Arnault, has been the CEO of Christian Dior Couture since 2023.[8] Bernard Arnault's eldest son, Antoine Arnault, is the CEO of Christian Dior SE.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Christian Dior SE – bylaws" (PDF). dior-finance.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Christian Dior". Infogreffe. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Board of directors". Christian Dior Finance website. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Christian Dior Annual Report" (PDF). Christian Dior SE. 2 May 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  5. ^ "LVMH – Reference Document 2010" (PDF). LVMH. pp. 241–242. Retrieved 29 May 2011.[permanent dead link] Financière Jean Goujon, "a wholly owned subsidiary of Christian Dior", held 42.36% of capital and 59.01% of voting rights within the company at the end of 2010.
  6. ^ Gay Forden, Sara; Bauerova, Ladka (5 February 2009). "LVMH Cuts Store Budget After Profit Misses Estimates". Bloomberg. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  7. ^ "History". Christian Dior Finance website. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  8. ^ Godfrey Deeny (8 November 2017). "Sidney Toledano quitte Christian Dior et sera remplacé par Pietro Beccari". Fashion Network. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

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