Description: (Businessperson, founder of the luxury group Kering and the investment company Artémis)
François Pinault is a French billionaire businessman recognized for establishing the luxury group Kering and the investment holding company Artémis. Starting in the timber industry in the 1960s, he shifted his focus towards luxury and fashion, resulting in the evolution of his company into Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR). In 2003, he handed over the management of his businesses to his son François-Henri to explore his passion for contemporary art.