Axel Dumas (born 3 July 1970) is a French billionaire heir and business executive. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Hermès, and a sixth-generation member of the Hermès-Dumas family.
Axel Dumas was born on 3 July 1970 in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris.[1][2] His ancestor five times removed, Thierry Hermès, founded Hermès in 1837.[3][4] His paternal uncle, Jean-Louis Dumas, was the CEO of Hermès.[5]
Dumas earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Paris-Sorbonne University and a master of Laws.[2] He graduated from Sciences Po,[2] and he attended an executive program at the Harvard Business School.[6]
Dumas was an investment banker for Paribas in Beijing, China from 1995 to 1997, in Paris from 1997 to 1999, and in New York City from 1999 to 2003.[2][4]
Dumas joined Hermès as an auditor in 2003.[2][4] He became the CEO of its jewellery division in 2006, and the CEO of its leather goods division in 2008.[2][4] He was appointed as chief operating officer of the company in June 2013,[9] supervised by Patrick Thomas until his departure in January 2014.[5][7]
Dumas is married to Elisabeth Franck, a journalist for Libération.[10]
With his family, Dumas is an heir to a 30 billion € fortune, making them France's third richest family as of 2017.[11]
