Yves Carcelle (18 May 1948 – 31 August 2014) was a French businessman. He was the chairman and CEO of theLVMH subsidiaryLouis Vuitton. He served from 1990 until 2012. He first joined Louis Vuitton in 1989 as a strategic director. Until his death, he was a LVMH executive committee member.[1]
Carcelle was born inParis. He graduated from both theÉcole Polytechnique andINSEAD. He was an Officer of theLegion of Honour, and later became a knight. In the2010 New Zealand Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed an honoraryMember of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to yachting.[2] He was married to Rebecca and had five children.[3]
Carcelle died fromkidney cancer on 31 August 2014 in Paris. He was 66.[4]
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