Founder Profile
Alain Chevalier
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Alain Chevalier?
Alain Chevalier is a founder of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, which was founded in 1987 with Henry Racamier and Bernard Arnault.
- Company founded
- LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE
- Founded
- 1987
- Co-founders
- Henry Racamier and Bernard Arnault
Background
A French executive who led Moet Hennessy through the 1970s and 1980s, building it into a diversified wine, spirits and perfume group before the LVMH merger.
Founding Story
Alain Chevalier was the head of Moet Hennessy, itself formed in 1971 from the merger of Moet & Chandon and Hennessy. In 1987 he negotiated the merger with Louis Vuitton that created LVMH and became its chairman. His alliance with Henry Racamier broke down within months, and he left after Bernard Arnault took control in 1989. Alain Chevalier was born in 1931.
Sources
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- LVMH Key Figures (LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE)
- LVMH 2025 Universal Registration Document (LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE)