| Axel Dumas | |
| Birth Date: | 3 July 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Alma Mater: | Paris-Sorbonne University Sciences Po Harvard Business School |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| CEO, Hermès | |
| Term: | February 2014- |
| Predecessor: | Patrick Thomas |
| Spouse: | Elisabeth Franck |
| Relatives: | Jean-Louis Dumas (uncle) Pierre-Alexis Dumas (cousin) |
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, was a German French immigrant who founded Hermès in 1837.[3] [4] His paternal uncle, Jean-Louis Dumas, was the CEO of Hermès.[5] His father, Olivier Dumas, is a physician and the author of many articles about Jules Verne.[6] His mother died in 2003.[2] His cousin, Pierre-Alexis Dumas, is Hermes's artistic director.[7] He is a sixth-generation member of the Hermès-Dumas family.[8]
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 and joint CEO of the company alongside Patrick Thomas in June 2012,[9] and he succeeded Thomas as CEO in February 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]