Kering

Kering S.A.
FormerlyPinault S.A.
Pinault-Printemps-Redoute
PPR
Company typePublic
Euronext Paris: KER
CAC 40 component
ISINFR0000121485 
IndustryConglomerate
Founded1962 (1962)
FounderFrançois Pinault
Headquarters40 rue de Sèvres, Paris 7e, France
Key people
François-Henri Pinault (chairman and CEO)
ProductsLuxury goods
Revenue €17.20 billion (2024)
€2.55 billion (2024)
€1.13 billion (2024)
Total assets €43.35 billion (2024)
Total equity €15.73 billion (2024)
Owners
Number of employees
47,000 (2024)
Subsidiaries
Websitekering.com
Footnotes / references

Kering S.A. (French: [kɛːʁiŋ]) is a French multinational holding company specializing in luxury goods, headquartered in Paris. It owns the brands Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Creed, Maui Jim, 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. The luxury group was rebranded Kering in 2013. It has been a constituent of the CAC 40 since 1995. François-Henri Pinault has been President and CEO of Kering since 2005. In 2024, the group's revenue reached €17.2 billion.