Henry Racamier

French executive who transformed Louis Vuitton from a luxury goods shop into a global brand in the 1970s and 1980s, then orchestrated the Moët Hennessy merger to form LVMH — before being outmaneuvered and ousted by Bernard Arnault, whom Racamier had invited in as an ally.

Built Louis Vuitton into a modern global luxury brand through retail expansion and brand management, then created LVMH through merger — only to be destroyed by his own choice of ally in Bernard Arnault, making him simultaneously the builder of LVMH and its most famous victim.