Thursday, August 16, 2007

The Boss Of Louis Vuitton.

Bernard Arnault (born 5 March 1949) is a French businessman. He is the 7th richest person in the world and France's richest person with an estimated net worth of $26 billion in Forbes Magazine retrieved on March 8, 2007.

As of March 2007, Arnault owns a 47.5% majority of LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton), along with Christian Dior SA. Arnault is the Chairman and CEO of both companies. His daughter Delphine Arnault is actively involved in the management of LVMH.

LVMH, is a French holding company and the world's largest luxury goods conglomerate. It is the parent of around 60 sub-companies that each manage a small number of prestigious brands. These daughter companies are, to a large extent, run autonomously. The group was formed after mergers brought together champagne producer Moët et Chandon and Hennessy, a leading manufacturer of cognac. In 1987, they merged with fashion house Louis Vuitton to form the current group.

The brands under the LVMH umbrella includes LV, Fendi, Celine, Donna Karan, Emilio Pucci, Givenchy, Kenzo, Loewe, Marc Jacobs as well as Tag Hauer.

Why Do I Want To Be Like Bernard?

Because of his money. And owning LV would make my boo happy.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

South East Asia's No.1.

Robert Kuok Hock Nien (Simplified Chinese: 郭鹤年; Traditional Chinese: 郭鶴年; Pinyin: Guō Hènián) (born October 6, 1923, in Johor Bahru, Johore), is a Malaysian Chinese businessman. According to Forbes his net worth is estimated to be around $8 billion on 2007, making him the richest person in Malaysia and the entire Southeast Asia.

Kuok is media shy and discrete; most of his businesses are privately held by him or his family. Apart from a multitude of enterprises in Malaysia, his companies have investments in many countries throughout Asia. His business interests range from sugarcane plantations (Perlis Plantations Bhd), sugar refinery, flour milling, animal feed, oil and mining to finance, hotels, properties, trading and freight (International Shipping Corporation, Transmile Group) and publishing.

Being the richest Malaysian, Robert, about 84 this year has been a very famous businessman. Recently, he even joined the IDR advisory committee, alongside Pak Lah.

Why do I think he is good?

Because one day, I'll challenge him for the No.1 in South East Asia spot.

Saturday, August 11, 2007

The Future Billionaire Speaks.

Yes, here you can all follow my footsteps in becoming the future billionaire. Why do I want to be a billionaire? Perhaps one day I'll be a media magnate. Or maybe a construction tycoon. Property billionaire. Dot com riches. Perhaps.

Yes, perhaps.