About Yves Carcelle
Lived 1948 – 2014 (aged 66). Yves Carcelle was a French businessperson and entrepreneur.
Yves Carcelle (18 May 1948 – 31 August 2014) was a French businessman. He was the chairman and CEO of the LVMH subsidiary Louis 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.
Carcelle was born in Paris. He graduated from both the École Polytechnique and INSEAD. He was an Officer of the Legion of Honour, and later became a knight. In the 2010 New Zealand Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed an honorary Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to yachting. He was married to Rebecca and had five children.
Carcelle died from kidney cancer on 31 August 2014 in Paris. He was 66.
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Who was Yves Carcelle?
French businessperson (1948-2014)
When was Yves Carcelle born?
Yves Carcelle was born on 18 May 1948 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
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Yves Carcelle died on 31 August 2014 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
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Yves Carcelle was a businessperson and entrepreneur.
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Yves Carcelle was French.
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