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Inside François Pinault's rags-to-riches story with Kering: the billionaire started a timber business at 16 then acquired Printemps and Christie's – now his conglomerate owns Gucci, Balenciaga and YSL | South China
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Christie's Owner François-Henri Pinault Pledges €100m to Rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral After the Catastrophic Fire | News | THE VALUE | Art News
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Francois-Henri Pinault, head of French luxury group Kering, speaks at a press conference with the Paris mayor to announce an art museum project within the Bourse du Commerce building in central Paris
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Christie's Owner François-Henri Pinault Pledges €100m to Rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral After the Catastrophic Fire | News | THE VALUE | Art News
![Meet French billionaire François Pinault, owner of Christie's and founder of Kering – who has pledged US$113 million to rebuild Notre Dame | South China Morning Post Meet French billionaire François Pinault, owner of Christie's and founder of Kering – who has pledged US$113 million to rebuild Notre Dame | South China Morning Post](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/methode/2019/04/17/2d5f52e2-3f1e-11e9-b20a-0cdc8de4a6f4_1320x770_125826.jpg)
Meet French billionaire François Pinault, owner of Christie's and founder of Kering – who has pledged US$113 million to rebuild Notre Dame | South China Morning Post
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Salma Hayek et l'hubby François-Henri Pinault assistent à l'exposition Girard-Perregaux qui s'est tenue à Christie's à Paris, en France, le 3 septembre 2012. Photo d'Alban Wyters/ABACAPRESS.COM Photo Stock - Alamy
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French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault to return relics bought at Christie's to China - Alain.R.Truong
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Meet French billionaire François Pinault, owner of Christie's and founder of Kering – who has pledged US$113 million to rebuild Notre Dame | South China Morning Post
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