Background
Racamier, Henry was born on June 25, 1912 in Pont-de-Roide, Doubs, France. Son of Paul and Elisabeth (Mettetal) Racamier.
Racamier, Henry was born on June 25, 1912 in Pont-de-Roide, Doubs, France. Son of Paul and Elisabeth (Mettetal) Racamier.
License en Droit, Faculté Droit, Paris, 1934; diploma, Ecole Hautes Etudes Commercials, Paris, 1934.
Deputy commercial manager, Peugeot Steel Company, Paris, 1936-1941; head of group, Association Alloy Steel Producers, Paris, 1941-1946; chairman, chief Executive officer, Stinox, Paris, 1946-1977; president, chief Executive officer, Louis Vuitton, Paris, 1977-1990; general director, Vuitton Investment Gestion, Paris, since 1977; president strategic board, general director, Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton, Paris, 1987-1989; president, chief Executive officer, Orcofi, Paris, 1990-1993. President of the board directors Holding Lanvin, Paris, Ines de la Fressange, Paris.
President Association Orcofi for Opera, Music and Arts, Paris, since 1990. Member chairman's council Metropolitan Museum Art, New York City, since 1990. Member committee, board directors, president Association pour le Rayonnement de l'Opéra de Paris, 1995-1999.
Board directors New York International Festival of the Arts, New York City, since 1990, Festival d'Automne a Paris, UCAD. Member Cercle Interallié, Cercle du Bois de Boulogne, Yacht Club de France.
Married Odile Vuitton, April 27, 1943. Two children.