This International Women's Day, we profile 5 powerful women CEOs in luxury on their impact and leadership philosophy
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Women account for just 74 of the CEOs of the US? 500 highest-grossing companies, or 15 per cent, while globally, that figure plummets to 4.8 per cent among the Global 500. But the small cohort represents some of the most progressive evolution in corporate leadership today, and their increased visibility?owing to their modest number?means these leaders end up standing for something much bigger than themselves. Here?s an introduction to five of the most powerful women CEOs in luxury and how they wield their influence.

Delphine Arnault, Dior
Earlier this year, LVMH owner Bernard Arnault named his eldest child the head of Christian Dior. This follows her 2019 entry into the LVMH executive committee, a move that made the younger Arnault the youngest person to do so.

But to Arnault, ?good leadership is genderless,? she said last year in an interview with her alma mater, EDHEC Business School. ?Great leaders share a lot of the same traits: they have a strong strategic vision, great optimism, they are open-minded, forward-thinking, empathetic to their collaborators? and customers? needs. Gendering leadership is sterile. A better conversation is the push for gender equality in top management. And more broadly, for better diversity and representation ...