Pinault

• InFrançois Pinault

  …formed Pinault-Printemps-Redoute in 1994 (renamedPPR in 2005). Working through his holding company, Artémis SA (founded in 1992), he added a wide range of firms. Pinault’s purchase of a nearly 30 percent stake in British auction house Christie’s in 1998 signaled his shift toward expensive brands—and affirmed his interest in…

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