Kering - Fashion Company Profile
Kering is the Paris-based global luxury group founded by Francois Pinault in 1962 and rebranded Kering in 2013 - the public company (Euronext Paris: KER) behind Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen and Brioni, the jewelry houses Boucheron, Pomellato, Dodo and Qeelin, and Kering Eyewear.
Company Snapshot
- Status
- Operating - a global luxury group managing houses in fashion, leather goods, jewelry and watches, plus Kering Eyewear
- Type
- Public - Kering S.A., listed on Euronext Paris (KER); the Pinault family's Groupe Artemis is the largest shareholder
- Headquarters
- 40 rue de Sevres, Paris, France
- Founded
- 1962, by Francois Pinault, as a timber trading company; the luxury group was rebranded Kering in 2013
Company Profile
As a luxury group parent, Kering carries no Amazon/eBay shop box here - its houses' own sites are the destinations, and the group's site is linked above. Two changes since the earlier record was written belong in this snapshot: the watch manufactures Ulysse Nardin and Girard-Perregaux, listed in that record, were sold by Kering in 2022 and are no longer group houses; and in September 2025 Luca de Meo became chief executive, with Francois-Henri Pinault remaining chairman. The earlier record - the two house families in their period wording and the Kering Eyewear story from its 2014 startup - is kept in full on the history page.
The full brand list, as historical descriptions give it, is: Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, Dodo, Qeelin, Ulysse Nardin and Girard-Perregaux, as well as Kering Eyewear. Twelve houses plus an eyewear company, spanning couture, leather goods, jewelry and watchmaking. This rebuild records the list exactly as recorded, in the filing's own grouping, because for a luxury group the roster is the profile: everything else - the craftsmanship claims, the eyewear venture - is commentary on those names.
Kering History
The earlier record for this company - its history, past brand line-ups, figures and photographs from the periods described - is kept on a separate page for historical reference.
Kering History & Historical Profile →Common Questions
What houses does Kering own now?
Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen and Brioni in fashion and leather goods; Boucheron, Pomellato, Dodo and Qeelin in jewelry; plus Kering Eyewear. Ulysse Nardin and Girard-Perregaux were sold in 2022.
When was Kering founded, and by whom?
Francois Pinault founded the business in 1962 as a timber trading company; it became the retail conglomerate Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR) and was rebranded Kering in 2013.
Is Kering a public company?
Yes. Kering S.A. is listed on Euronext Paris under the ticker KER, with the Pinault family's Groupe Artemis as its largest shareholder.
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