I have been doing some research on Bernard Arnoult, the CEO of LVMH. Bernard graduated in 1971 with a degree in engineering from Ecole Polytechnique. Interestingly, he has no accounting background as most CEOs do! As a young man, newly graduated from university he took over the families construction firm. He worked for several years in this firm before purchasing a textile company called "Boussal Saint-Freres" who also happened to own Christian Dior! Finally in 1987 Bernard invested in LVMH and later became CEO of this large luxury goods conglomerate.