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☆ Chanel's CEO says she's been the 'first woman, the first brown person, the first Asian, the first Indian' in every job – and wants to lift others up
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Chanel CEO Leena Nair told The Wall Street Journal she's been a trailblazer in every job she's had. The 54-year-old is the luxury fashion retailer's second female boss in its 113-year history. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. The French luxury retailer appointed Leena Nair as only its second female boss in its 113-year history in January 2022. Maureen Chiquet became the Chanel's first female boss when she was appointed as its global CEO in 2007, before she resigning in 2016 due to strategic differences.

Persons: Leena Nair, she's, Nair, Chanel, I've, Pascal Le Segretain, she'd, Maureen Chiquet, Alain Wertheimer Organizations: Wall, Service, Wall Street, Unilever, Chanel Locations: Wall, Silicon, Paris

☆ Meet the Wertheimers, the secretive French brothers worth $96 billion who control Chanel, own vineyards in France and Napa Valley, and breed racehorses
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( Meira Gebel | Libertina Brandt | Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

The New York Times once described the brothers as "fashion's quietest billionaires." Gerard told The Times' magazine in 2002 that the family prefers being discreet. It's about everyone who works and creates at Chanel. Gerard, left, and Alain Wertheimer at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at the Hippodrome de Longchamp in 2006. Michel Dufour/WireImage/Getty ImagesSource: The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times

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