Who is the French businessman who will donate 100 million euros to rebuild Notre Dame?

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Salma Hayek and François-Henri Pinault.

Pinault is the current president of the Kering business conglomerate, son of founder François Pinault and husband of actress Salma Hayek.

"My father (François Pinault) and I decided to unblock (…) a sum of 100 million euros to participate in the complete reconstruction of Notre Dame"said Francois-Henri Pinault, whose family owns a conglomerate of luxury brands.

"This tragedy has struck all the French and all those who are linked to spiritual values." Faced with such a drama, everyone wants to revive this jewel of our heritage, "added François-Henri Pinault, president of holding and luxury group Kreing.

François Pinault, 82, was the founder of the Kreing Empire and currently constitutes the third fortune in France, worth 30,500 million US dollars. The company was founded in 1992 and is directed since 2003 by François-Henri Pinault.

François Pinault has become an influential collector of contemporary art in the world, having been one of the country's most powerful entrepreneurs.

His group of companies includes 42% of the shares of Yves Saint Laurent's Gucci group, shoe manufacturer Sergio Rossi and more than 70% of Puma's shares. It also owns 100% of the distributor of cultural products Fnac.