He was one of the youngest executives in the history of LVMH, prior to joining the auction house Phillips de Pury.
LVMH was an early investor, but left in 2001 when Laybourne changed strategy from being an Internet company to a television company.
His very wealthy family, of Irish origin, were the proprietors of the Hennessy cognac business, now part of LVMH.
The Lillie Langtry Stakes was sponsored by Moët Hennessy from 2008 to 2010, and during this period it was known as the Moët Hennessy Fillies' Stakes.
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The château remained in the family until 1998, when it was sold to Bernard Arnault, chairman of luxury goods group LVMH, and Belgian businessman Albert Frère, with Pierre Lurton installed as estate manager, a constellation similar to that of the group's other chief property Château d'Yquem.
In September, 2008, Quinault was sold to Bernard Arnault, head of luxury goods empire LVMH, and his associate Albert Frère, adding to their portfolio of Saint-Émilion properties Château Cheval Blanc and Château la Tour du Pin Figeac.
The Group is privately held and majority owned by the world’s largest luxury conglomerate Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH), alongside DFS co-founder and shareholder Robert Miller.
He was appointed Chairman of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc. in August 2008 and is member of the Advisory Board of L Capital, a Private Equity fund part of LVMH.
Later, an in-house designer at Louis Vuitton LVMH, she cultivated her skills of inventiveness and experimentation.
Now part of the LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey) group, Thomas Pink is a leading international luxury shirt brand with flagship stores in London’s Jermyn Street, Madison Avenue, New York and Rue Francois Premier, Paris.
In January 1998, Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of the world’s largest luxury group LVMH, announced the launch of the Christian Dior brand’s inaugural jewelry division, Dior Joaillerie.