Hermès International S.A.
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| Société Anonyme | |
| Traded as |
Euronext: RMS CAC Next 20 Component |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1837 |
| Founder | Thierry Hermès |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Axel Dumas (Executive Chairman), Henri-Louis Bauer (Executive Manager and Chairman, Emile Hermès SARL), Éric de Seynes (Chairman, Supervisory Board), Pierre-Alexis Dumas (Artistic Executive Vice President) |
| Products | High-fashion clothing and accessories manufacture and retail |
| Revenue |
 €5,202.2 million (2016) |
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€1,696.5 million (2016) |
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€1,100.3 million (2016) |
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| Total assets |
€5,998.7 million (2016) |
| Total equity |
€4,384.8 million (2016) |
| Owner | Hermès family |
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Number of employees
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12,834 (2016) |
| Parent | H51 SAS (Émile Hermès SARL) |
| Website | www.hermes.com |
Hermès International S.A., or simply Hermès (French pronunciation: [ɛʁmɛs]; /ɛərˈmɛz/ (
listen)) is a French high fashion luxury goods manufacturer established in 1837. It specializes in leather, lifestyle accessories, home furnishings, perfumery, jewellery, watches and ready-to-wear. Its logo, since the 1950s, is of a Duc carriage with horse. Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski is the current creative director.
Thierry Hermès was born in Krefeld, Germany, to a French father and a German mother. The family moved to France in 1828. In 1837, Hermès first established a harness workshop in the Grands Boulevards quarter of Paris, dedicated to serving European . He created high-quality wrought harnesses and bridles for the carriage trade, winning several awards including the first prize in its class in 1855 and again in 1867 at the Expositions Universelles in Paris.
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