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LVMH executive committee member quizzed by judge over missing Hermès shares

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Published on 22.09.2026 at 05:00 GMT 3 min read Lire en français

LVMH's former CFO Jean-Jacques Guiony has been questioned over Nicolas Puech's lost shares. © Photomontage by Glitz – Sources: Stephane De Sakutin (AFP)

After focusing on the role of the Swiss financier Eric Freymond and his entourage, the financial division of the Paris judicial court, which for the last two years has been investigating the disappearance of Nicolas Puech's shares in Hermès, has now turned its attention to LVMH. This summer, the investigating judge interviewed Jean-Jacques Guiony, who was the group's CFO at the time and now runs the luxury giant's wines and spirits division, Moët Hennessy.

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LVMH executive committee member quizzed by judge over missing Hermès shares

LVMH
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Missing Hermès shares
Luxembourg courts asked to look into investments of Éric Freymond's widow

Hermès affair
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Arnault, Freymond and the spoils of the Hermès raid (3/3): payment notice

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