Bernard Arnault

France
Kidnappings and burglaries put LVMH and other firms' security chiefs' on high alert

Recent attacks on CEOs and their families are troubling the security managers of some of France's leading companies, mainly in the luxury sector. Fears that these could increasingly be the target of organised crime are fuelling concerns, against a backdrop of rising social discontent in the country.

France
French ex-spy chief trial exposes private intelligence to judicial warning shot

The prosecution's closing arguments in the trial of the former French domestic intelligence chief Bernard Squarcini open the door to a warning to the world of business intelligence. The prosecution criticised the fluctuating definition of the term and the lack of clear regulation of the sector's methods.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
MPP protects LVMH again, 5 Stones minus Harrington, Nardello in Singapore

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to Paris, Miami and New York.

Paris MPP returns to protect LVMH

Miami Harrington flies solo again after 5 Stones

New York Nardello returns to Asia

France
Altrnativ's all-in bid fails to win over DGSI

Former Qwant chief Eric Léandri's company Altrnativ was unsuccessful in its bid for the French internal intelligence agency DGSI's OTDH Big Data platform project, despite heavy investment, especially into the handling of SS7 protocols.

France
Corporate intelligence firms Axis, Corexalys get into OSINT platform market

After developing a digital investigation and data aggregation platform for its own use, Axis is now moving into this marketplace, along with a growing number of companies keen to land contracts with private and public clients.

France, United Kingdom, United States
Kroll's Paris office celebrates 25 years amid whirlwind restructure

Now run by head of investigations Louis-David Magnien, after the departure of former boss Bechir Mana, Kroll's French office wants to take advantage of the sudden change in leadership to beef up.

France
Axis "turns" investigative journalist Mélanie Delattre

Although it is a frequent career move in Britain and the US, investigative journalists rarely join corporate intelligence firms in France.

France, Malaysia
1MBD affair has French connection

The massive fraud scandal in Malaysia involving the part-publicly owned fund 1MDB looks set to impact upon a number of French personalities.

France, Iran
Chahram Becharat touts French luxury in Tehran

French luxury goods chief Bernard Arnault's Iranian former right-hand man is now working to help French companies establish a foothold in the new Iranian marketplace.

France
Bernard Squarcini

Bernard Squarcini's business venture is positively booming. Kyrnos conseil (Corsica [...]

France
Bodyguard for Naouri

The chief executive of the Casino retail chain, Jean-Charles Naouri [...]