Portrait of Gerard Wertheimer

Rank #52

Gerard Wertheimer

Net worth $39.4B

Chanel · France

Born
Jan 09, 1951
Age
75
Source
Chanel
Residence
New York, New York
Citizenship
France
Marital status
Married
Children
2
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Gerard Wertheimer and his brother Alain own French luxury brand Chanel.
  • Gerard heads the company's watch division and lives in Switzerland.
  • His grandfather, Pierre, partnered with Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel, the company's namesake, in the 1920s.
  • Karl Lagerfeld, the public face of Chanel, died in 2019 at the age of 85. He had been the company's creative director for over 35 years.
  • Alain and Gerard breed and race thoroughbreds. Their horses have won races at the French Derby and the Breeders' Cup Turf in the U.S.
  • Gerard and his brother own vineyards in the Bordeaux region in France and Napa Valley, California.