No one knows for sure if there is a heaven in heaven, buthere, on earth, for very many, it definitely is, because the life that is led by dozens of successful, wealthy and happy people cannot be called anything other than heavenly. Francois-Henri Pinault certainly belongs to such darlings of fate. As of March 2013, according to Forbes magazine, the Pinot family owned a fortune of 15 billion dollars. It’s hard to deny yourself anything when the whole world is in your palm. But did the younger Francois Pinault always be happy or did he have thunderclouds on his life sky?
Pedigree
Grandpa Francois-Henri Pinault was a simple merchantwood in Brittany - a province in northwestern France. The father of the future billionaire was sent to school, but did not shine with academic success. He was more attracted to business than lessons. Therefore, at the age of 16, the young man left school and tried to start his own business, earning some money where necessary. Having achieved nothing substantial, he went to Algeria. What Francois Pino Sr. did there is unknown, but he returned home with a sum of money that allowed him to marry. The choice fell on Louise Gauthier, the daughter of a wood supplier. The dowry and equity provided the opportunity to finally open their own business. Francois Pinot, in his incomplete 27 years, became a timber merchant. In the meantime, three children appeared one after another in the family, the eldest of whom is our hero Francois-Henri Pinault. The boy was about 4 years old when his parents divorced. Louise Gauthier did not show anything after the divorce, so there is practically no information about her. And Pinot Sr. was actively multiplying his wealth, by hook or by crook, taking over new companies, and gradually brought his fortune to $ 8 billion.
Francois-Henri Pino: Biography
The life of this person can be confidently calledhappy From childhood he lived in prosperity and did not know the great difficulties. The only dark spot — the divorce of the parents — didn’t overshadow the boy’s existence, since his father always took the most direct part in his life. Francois-Henri Pinault was born in 1962, on May 28, so that he will soon turn 54 years old. He has siblings Domenic and sister Lawrence and half-sister Florence. Francois Sr., who had never experienced a particular craving for science, decided to give the best and most prestigious education to his children. Francois-Henri Pinault graduated from the European Business School in Paris in 1985 and completed his service at the French consulate in Los Angeles. In 1987, he successfully began his career with the team of PPR, now known as Kering.
Career
Благодаря известности отца, дружившего с самим Jacques Chirac, a solid capital and his brilliant business skills, Francois-Henri Pinault quickly moved up the career ladder. After a year of work in the company, namely in 1988, he became the manager of the purchasing department, and in the next - 1989 - the general manager of France Bois Industries. His career took off at lightning speed. Thus, in 1993, Pino was appointed general director of CFAO, in 1997, general director of FNAC, and in 2000 he was already vice president and president of the board of FNAC, the largest French retail chain specializing in electronic and cultural products. In 2001, Francois-Henri Pinault became a member of the Security Council of Kering, in 2003, the vice-president of this council plus the president of Artemis, presented to him by his father. In 2007, Pino became the president of the PUMA executive committee in addition to all the regalia, and in 2001 he headed the Kering holding, which includes the most famous global brands.
First marriage
Many believe that it is not writtenhandsome Francois-Henri Pinault. Photos of this man, taken at different times, show an ordinary man with the most ordinary appearance, but for some reason his women are always the most beautiful. Pino's first wife was Dorothea Leper. The marriage existed for only 8 years (1996–2004), during which the son of François (born in 1997) and the daughter Matilda (born in 1999) were born. After the divorce, the billionaire father has the warmest relationship with the children. So, they even held flowers during their dad's wedding ceremony with actress Salma Hayek.
Romance with Linda Evangelist
Since Francois-Henri Pino himself used to shine inin society and always feels in the world of luxury as a fish in water, women also choose luxury and brilliant women. One of them was the model Linda Evangelista, who became famous for saying that for less than ten thousand dollars she wouldn’t do anything, but wouldn’t even get out of bed. Pino got acquainted with the new passion in September 2005, but already in January 2006, the couple ran away. The reason is the most trivial - pregnancy beloved and her unwillingness to have an abortion. Francois-Henri Pino and Linda Evangelista became not only strangers to each other, they started the war in court, first for recognizing the fatherhood of their model-born son Augustine (2006), then for child support in the amount of 46 thousand dollars a month. A billionaire who spends much more on his whims believes that the amount of alimony is too large. Linda, on the contrary, assures that this is exactly the money needed to pay for staff (nannies, guards, drivers and others) who care for her son while she is busy earning her daily bread. Pinot in court as an additional argument explaining his unwillingness to help his son, states that he insisted on an abortion and was never going to marry Linda, because he didn’t even know her properly.
Second wife and first big love
Сальма Хайек хорошо известна нашим зрителям по the sensational films once “Faculty”, “Bandits”, “From Dusk Till Dawn”. As an actress, she started in her homeland in Mexico, then went to conquer Hollywood, where she achieved considerable success. Only in her personal life she had victories without success. In 2006, she met Francois-Henri Pinault and at first considered their relationship to be her next novel. But the unbelievable happened: Salma became pregnant when she was 40 years old, and her boyfriend was happy about that. The actress has already begun to think about the family nest, but then scandals broke out with Linda Evangelista, although Pinot begged his former passion to regret Salma, who was very hard for her late pregnancy. In 2007, finally, the long-awaited daughter Valentina Paloma was born, and in 2008 the couple broke up.
Wedding
The spat lovers lasted just a fewmonths from summer to autumn. Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault sealed their union with a modest mural on Valentine's Day 2009. After two and a half months, namely on April 25, they decided to arrange a second wedding, this time magnificent and luxurious. She passed in an old and very beautiful castle, and the wedding took place in the theater La Fenice. On the eve of the celebration, the couple organized a masquerade ball. For guests introduced a special dress code - outfits of the Venetian era and the mandatory mask. The wedding cost about 4 million dollars, but happy Pinot allowed his wife, the bride, not to care about expenses and not to deny anything to himself. This wedding became famous not only by thematic organization, but also by the presence of the most famous personalities in the world. Even Jacques Chirac and his wife came to the celebration, effectively landing in front of the castle on their own helicopter.
Weekdays Francois-Henri Pinault
Этот человек не только живет в роскоши, но и works a lot. True, in the business world they say that he is following in the footsteps of his father, without particularly disliking anything. The basis of such judgments is a scandal with stolen paintings exhibited as lots at Christie's auction, owned by Pinot.
Get worried and youngest daughterFrancois-Henri Pino. The date of birth of the girl is July 21, 2007. Until recently, doctors assumed she had Down syndrome, but the child, fortunately, is healthy and is developing normally.
Billionaire Pino can afford to buythe best real estate in any country in the world, but with his neighbors he is not always lucky. So, recently one of them shot a beloved shepherd family named Mozart, claiming that the kind and gentle dog threatened his life. And although almost 50 animals live on the Pino’s ranch, many of which were picked up on the street to save their lives, the Pino family survived the death of Mozart very hard.
Despite the minor problems, the life of Francois-Henri Pinault passes in perfect harmony. His business is successfully developing, he himself does not like the soul and wife and daughter, and spends with them all his free time.
