Kering

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Kering

Formerly	Pinault S.A. Pinault-Printemps-Redoute PPR
Company type	Public (Société Anonyme)
Traded as	Euronext Paris: KER CAC 40 Component
ISIN	FR0000121485
Industry	Luxury
Founded	1962; 62 years ago (1962)
Founder	François Pinault
Headquarters	40 rue de Sèvres, Paris 7e, France
Key people	François-Henri Pinault (Chairman and CEO)
Products	Luxury goods
Revenue	€19.6 billion (2023)
Operating income	€4.7 billion (2023)
Net income	€3.0 billion (2023)
Total assets	€41.367 billion (2023)
Total equity	€41.367 billion (2023)
Number of employees	49,000 (2023)
Subsidiaries	Alexander McQueen Balenciaga Bottega Veneta Boucheron Brioni Creed Gucci Pomellato Qeelin Yves Saint Laurent
Website	kering.com
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Kering (French: [kɛːʁiŋ]) is a French-based multinational corporation specializing in luxury goods. It owns the brands Gucci, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Yves Saint Laurent, Creed and Alexander McQueen.

The timber-trading company Pinault S.A. was founded in 1962, by François Pinault. After the company was quoted on Euronext Paris in 1988, it became the retail conglomerate Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR) in 1994, and the luxury group Kering in 2013. The group has been a constituent of the CAC 40 since 1995. François-Henri Pinault has been president and CEO of Kering since 2005. In 2023, the group's revenue reached €19.6 billion.