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Kering

Luxury group Kering owns fashion, leather goods and jewelry Houses, including Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, McQueen, and Boucheron, among others. Founded in 1962, Kering is headquartered in Paris.

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Today, Kering is a family-led, global luxury group, home to people whose passion and expertise nurture creative luxury Houses across couture and ready-to-wear, leather goods, jewelry, eyewear and beauty: Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, Dodo, Qeelin, Ginori 1735, Kering Eyewear, which notably includes Lindberg and Maui Jim, and Kering Beauté, which includes Creed. In 2024, Kering employed 47,000 people and generated €17.2 billion in revenue.

Inspired bu their creative heritage, the Houses design and craft products and experiences that reflect the group’s commitment to excellence, sustainability and culture.

Kering is a skills-based organization with a deep commitment to professional growth and personal fulfilment and offers dynamic career opportunities across the group to attract, nurture, and retain top talent. Kering aims to cultivate talent, promote diversity and inclusion, sponsor a culture of excellence and entrepreneurship, and encourage each employee to reach their full potential.

The group's long-standing commitment to sustainable development is at the heart of its strategy: setting ambitious social and environmental goals; sharing progress to inspire better practices and establish new standards across the luxury sector; and celebrating and supporting women worldwide - in arts and culture, as well as through the group’s people initiatives and the Kering Foundation.

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Company Snapshot

TYPEPublic
ESTABLISHED1963
HEADQUARTERSFrance
EMPLOYEES> 10,000

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