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...Arnault’s youngest son, 25-year-old Louis Vuitton watch director Jean, is expected to join his siblings on the board in due course, according to people close to LVMH....
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...The only one of the five children yet to be elevated to the board is Jean, 25, but that will no doubt come....
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