CFO, Lvmh
Search every verified Jean-jacques Guiony interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a 2019 interview, LVMH CFO Jean-Jacques Guiony discussed the company's financial performance and outlook. He stated that LVMH had achieved 10 billion euros in profit from recurring operations and exceeded 150 billion euros in market capitalization for the first time, with a dividend of 6 euros per share. Guiony described the outlook as good, characterizing the company's stance as "prudently optimistic or optimistic with a certain prudence." Guiony identified Chinese customers as a likely influence on the coming year and noted that LVMH would be integrating a new luxury hotels activity. He also said the year would be shaped by politics and economic factors that could affect results. Reflecting on 2018, Guiony cited the announcement of half-year results as a positive memory, stating that the company's efforts were validated and that this was not the case for everyone in the industry. He expressed a personal fondness for the luxury industry, calling it "absolutely extraordinary" and describing working in finance within it as "a luxury."
“We made 10 billion euros in profit from recurring operations, for the first time we exceeded 150 billion euros in market capitalization, a dividend of 6 euros per share.”
“The outlook is good. We’re prudently optimistic or optimistic with a certain prudence.”
“This could be a year that will remain, in my opinion, influenced by Chinese customers.”
“A year during which we will be integrating a new activity, luxury hotels.”
“And a year that will be shaped by politics and economic factors that may or may not have an impact on our results and our business.”
“The announcement of our half-year results is a good memory, everything went very well, and it wasn’t that easy.”
“We put a lot into it and we were proved correct which is not the case for everyone in the industry.”
“I love the luxury industry. It’s an absolutely extraordinary industry and working in finance in the luxury industry is… well, a luxury!”
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