The former president of the maison Hermès died on May the 1st.

The former president of the maison Hermès died on May the 1st.

Both president and director of Hermès from 1978 to 2006, Jean-Louis Dumas revolutionized the fashion house, transforming a family business into a worldwide group quoted on the market.

Representing the fifth generation of Hermès ( his father was married with an Emile Hermès daughter), he was promoted to the rank of Commander of the Legion d'honneur. Passioned by traveling, he tried to keep Hermès a multinational and craftsmen fashion house.

He left the head of the group in 2006 due to illness. He died on may 1st at the age of 72 years.

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