Gerard Wertheimer
$40.65B
$113.9M (0.3%)
as of 11/22/24
About Gerard Wertheimer
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 February 2019 at the age of 85. He had been the company's creative director for over 35 years.
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Citizenship
FranceSource of wealth
ChanelResidence
New York, New YorkMarital status
MarriedBirth date
01/09/51 (age 73)Number of children
2Self-made
inheritedGerard Wertheimer’s fortune is worth
678K
troy ounces of gold
625K
median U.S. household
407K
median U.S. income
0.813%
U.S. credit card volume
0.163%
GDP of the United States
0.12%
United States debt
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Gerard and his brother own vineyards in the Bordeaux region in France and Napa Valley, California.
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