What is Yves Carcelle?
[[File:Yves Carcelle.jpg|thumb|Carcelle in September 2010.]] '''Yves Carcelle''' (18 May 1948 &ndash; 31 August 2014) was a [[French people|French]] [[businessman]]. He was the [[chairman]] and [[CEO]] of the [[LVMH]] subsidiary [[Louis Vuitton]]. He served from 1990 until 2012. He first joined Louis Vuitton in 1989 as a strategic director. Until his death, he was a LVMH executive committee member.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2014/sep/01/yves-carcelle-former-ceo-of-louis-vuitton-has-died-aged-66|title=Yves Carcelle, former CEO of Louis Vuitton, has died aged 66|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=1 September 2014|accessdate=4 September 2014|first=Hannah|last=Marriott}}</ref> Carcelle was born in [[Paris]]. He graduated from both the [[École Polytechnique]] and [[INSEAD]]. He was an Officer of the [[Legion of Honour]], and later became a knight. He was also Honorary Member of the [[New Zealand Order of Merit]]. He was married to Rebecca and had five children.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/yves-carcelle-dead-former-louis-vuitton-ceo-and-chairman-dies-aged-66-9703567.html|title=Yves Carcelle dead: Former Louis Vuitton CEO and chairman dies, aged 66|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=1 September 2014|accessdate=4 September 2014|first=Ella|last=Alexander}}</ref> Carcelle died from [[kidney cancer]] on 31 August 2014 in Paris. He was 66.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/02/business/international/yves-carcelle-executive-who-made-louis-vuitton-a-status-symbol-dies-at-66.html|title=Yves Carcelle, Empire Builder at Louis Vuitton, Dies at 66|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=1 September 2014|accessdate=4 September 2014|first=Nicola|last=Clark}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.lvmh.com/investor-relations/lvmh-at-a-glance/executive-committee/yves-carcelle Yves Carcelle] at [http://www.lvmh.com/ LVMH] {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Carcelle, Yves}} [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:2014 de