Louis Vuitton President defeated Bill Gates but still could not with Jeff Bezos

The French Bernard Arnault, president of the luxury goods group LVMH, has become the world's second fortune, beating Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, but behind the founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos, according to Forbes magazine and the magazine. Bloomberg agency. .

Forbes, which publishes updated badessments of the world's fortunes on its website, said on Wednesday that Arnault, 70, owns $ 105,100 millionagainst the 103,700 Bill Gates. The founder of Amazon remains on his side the richest man in the world with a fortune estimated at $ 164,800 million.

The same ranking places Spain's Amancio Ortega (Zara) sixth in the world and Mexico's Carlos Slim in ninth place.

LVHM adds Stella McCartney

The British designer Stella McCartney, who left the luxury group Kering last March, joined LVMH to develop its brand. The company said in a statement that the designer will continue to be "artistic director and ambbadador" of her firm and will retain a majority stake.

The agreement, which will give more information in September, "aims to accelerate the global development" of the brand, without foregoing to remain faithful to the commitments made in favor of a "sustainable fashion and ethics".

The designer, 47 years old and daughter of former "Beatle" Paul McCartney, will also become "special advisor" to Bernard Arnault and a member of the executive committee of the group on sustainable development.

"This is the beginning of a great story together, we are convinced of the potential of his" home ", said the note Arnault, who found decisive for this operation the commitment of McCartney in the defense of all matters the environment and ethics