#51 Billionaire
Gerard Wertheimer
$36.6B
$-198M
(-0.5%)
FR
· Age 75
Source of wealth: Chanel
Industry: fashion-retail
Residence: New York, US
{
"bio": [
"Gerard Wertheimer and his brother Alain own French luxury brand Chanel.",
"Gerard heads the company's watch division and lives in Switzerland.",
"His grandfather, Pierre, partnered with Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel, the company's namesake, in the 1920s.",
"Karl Lagerfeld, the public face of Chanel, died in February 2019 at the age of 85. He had been the company's creative director for over 35 years."
],
"about": [
"Alain and Gerard breed and race thoroughbreds. Their horses have won races at the French Derby and the Breeders' Cup Turf in the U.S.",
"Gerard and his brother own vineyards in the Bordeaux region in France and Napa Valley, California."
]
}
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