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Kering Headquarters & offices · Paris, France
Kering · Paris, France
Kering works inside a hospital begun in 1634 — restored over six years, with gardens covering more than half the site and five beehives.
The former Laennec Hospital, its gardens and the people who restored it, the perks and the office history — then the business. Every fact from Kering's own website, press releases and YouTube channel, and the designers' and developers' project pages.
- 17,200 m²of 17th–18th-century buildings brought back to life
- 1634construction of the old hospital began
- 14 weeksfully paid baby leave for every new parent, worldwide
- ≈ 50,000visitors on European Heritage Days in six years
Sources: kering.com, “40, rue de Sèvres” and “History of 40, rue de Sèvres” · Kering press release, Sep 10, 2019 (Baby Leave)
Companies / France / Luxury goods / Kering
THE HEAD OFFICE · 40, RUE DE SÈVRES · 2016
A 17th-century hospital turned into offices around eight courtyards
The “Hospital for the Incurables” was built from 1634 in the shape of a double cross on either side of a listed chapel, around eight courtyards. After it closed as the Laennec Hospital in 2000, Kering restored it from 2010 to 2016: Benjamin Mouton, Chief Architect of France's historical monuments, led the restoration, Frédéric Druot turned the rooms into workspaces with good daylight and acoustics, and Pierre Yovanovitch remodelled a small pavilion into a reception, work and meeting space. More than half the site is gardens, replanted by Philippe Raguin from old drawings, with no chemical products and five beehives.
- 17,200 m² (≈ 185,140 sq ft)
- Begun 1634, architect Christophe Gamard
- More than half the site is gardens
- 5 beehives
- BREEAM In-Use “Excellent” (2018)
- Shared with Balenciaga's head office
Courtyards and gardens (European Heritage Days 2017)
The hospital was built from 1634 around eight courtyards, and more than half the site is now gardens, replanted by Philippe Raguin with no chemical products.
Inside the restored buildings
From 2010 to 2016 Benjamin Mouton led the restoration and Frédéric Druot turned the rooms into workspaces with good daylight and acoustics.
The Yovanovitch pavilion (2017)
Pierre Yovanovitch remodelled a small pavilion into a reception, work and meeting space.
Facts: kering.com, “History of 40, rue de Sèvres”, “Architecture”, “Spaces” and “Gardens” pages.
The Paris head office and Kering's other headquarters
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Head office (former Laennec Hospital) | 40, rue de Sèvres, 75007 Paris, France |
| Italian headquarters (2023) | 19 Via Senato, Milan, Italy |
Source: kering.com, “40, rue de Sèvres” and Group history · See them on the map ↓
Source: kering.com “History of 40, rue de Sèvres”, “Spaces”, “Gardens” · Kering press release, Oct 8, 2020 (Japan headquarters). Area in sq ft calculated by eciffo.
Office tour videos
Benefits (worldwide, Group policies)
Maternity, paternity, adoption or partner leave on full pay for every Group employee, whatever their country, taken within six months of the birth or adoption (since January 1, 2020).
The first Group-wide Parental Policy gave 14 weeks' maternity or adoption leave on full pay and five days for fathers and partners.
KeringForYou (2022), the first employee share offer: Kering shares at a 20% discount plus an employer matching contribution, in 8 countries.
Shares bought through KeringForYou are held for five years in France and three years elsewhere.
Since January 2021: confidential support from specialist organizations, specific leave, changes of workplace or hours, and financial help.
A mentoring program in which mentors set measurable goals with their mentees.
Employees can move to another House or another country through Kering's internal mobility program.
Source: Kering press releases (Sep 10, 2019 Baby Leave · May 5, 2022 KeringForYou · Mar 30, 2021 domestic violence policy) · kering.com Talent pages. Holidays and health plans are set by each country and are not published by the Group.
Why people stay: what Kering itself says
An internal mobility program lets people change role, House or country inside the Group.
Online learning, forums and workshops to build skills and steer your own career.
Kering says it gives people the framework and tools to keep a healthy balance between work and home.
Women are 63% of employees and 59% of managers; the Group aims to end the gender pay gap at every level.
KeringForYou made employees in 8 countries shareholders on preferential terms.
Source: kering.com Talent pages (“Managing dynamic careers”, “Getting the balance right”, “A place for every talent”) · press release May 5, 2022
Who works here
people on the payroll at the end of 2025
of managers are women
of the Executive Committee are women
Kering signs France's Diversity Charter
Source: kering.com Finance, key figures (updated Feb 10, 2026) · kering.com, “Empowering Women” (63% / 59% / 42%; the older “A place for every talent” page still says 33% for the Executive Committee) and “A place for every talent” (2004 charter). Women/men split as stated by Kering; Kering does not list other categories there.
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Office history: from a Rennes timber yard to a 17th-century Paris hospital
- 1962 Rennes — Établissements Pinault
François Pinault founds a timber trading company in Rennes, Brittany. In the Breton dialect, “ker” means “home” — a root of the later name Kering.
Source: kering.com Group history · press release Oct 8, 2020
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1988–1994 Listed in Paris, then Pinault Printemps Redoute
The Pinault Group lists on the Paris Stock Exchange in 1988, moves into retail in 1990 and, after buying Le Printemps and a stake in La Redoute, becomes Pinault Printemps Redoute in 1994.
Source: kering.com Group history
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2005–2006 10 avenue Hoche, Paris 8e
The company, renamed PPR in 2005, has its registered office at 10 avenue Hoche near the Arc de Triomphe. François-Henri Pinault becomes Chairman and CEO in 2005.
Source: PPR Reference Document 2006 (cover) · kering.com Group history
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2010 Restoration of the Laennec Hospital begins
Work starts on the main buildings on either side of the Louis XIII chapel, after a study by Benjamin Mouton. The hospital had closed in 2000.
Source: kering.com, “Architecture” and “History of 40, rue de Sèvres”
Conversion works at the former Laennec Hospital, 2012 · Celette / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2013 PPR becomes Kering — still on avenue Hoche
PPR changes its name to Kering and takes the owl as its logo. Kering SA's address remained 10 Avenue Hoche in its 2015 auditors' report.
Source: kering.com Group history · Statutory Auditors' report 2015 (cover)
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2016 40, rue de Sèvres becomes the head office
Kering moves into the restored former Laennec Hospital in Paris' 7th arrondissement, shared with the House of Balenciaga, and opens it to the public for European Heritage Days the same year.
Source: kering.com Group history and “40, rue de Sèvres”
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2018 A first for a French historic site
40, rue de Sèvres becomes the first French historic site to obtain BREEAM In-Use certification, rated “excellent” in all three categories.
Source: kering.com, “Spaces”
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2023 A new Italian headquarters in Milan
Kering opens its Italian headquarters at 19 Via Senato, in Milan's fashion district.
Source: kering.com Group history
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it.
Map: how the headquarters moved
From Rennes in Brittany to two Paris addresses: avenue Hoche on the Right Bank, then, since 2016, a 17th-century hospital on the Left Bank, about 4 km away.
- 1 · 1962Rennes — Établissements Pinault, timber trading (city only; no street address published)
- 2 · 200610 avenue Hoche, Paris 8e — Registered office of PPR, then Kering (until 2016)
- 3 · 201640, rue de Sèvres, Paris 7e — Head office in the former Laennec Hospital — today
Addresses: kering.com Group history and “40, rue de Sèvres” · PPR Reference Document 2006 · Statutory Auditors' report 2015
What Kering does
Kering began as a timber trader in Brittany, became a retail group and turned to luxury from 1999. Today it runs fashion, leather-goods and jewelry Houses — Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, DoDo and Qeelin — plus Kering Eyewear.
Reported by House: Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Other Houses, and Kering Eyewear & Corporate. Kering Beauté is being sold to L'Oréal and is excluded from 2025 figures.
Where the money came from · Revenue by House, 2025
Source: Kering 2025 results press release (Feb 10, 2026) · kering.com Group history
Source: kering.com Finance, key figures (updated Feb 10, 2026) · 2025 results press release
Growth: revenue vs. people
€12.4B → €14.7B
40,000+ → 43,731
Calendar years, as first reported in each year's annual results press release on kering.com (not restated). 2016–2017 include PUMA (Sport & Lifestyle); 2025 excludes Kering Beauté (being sold). Employees 2016–2023: rounded figures from the releases (“more than”, “over”, “nearly”); 2024–2025: headcount on the payroll at year-end (key figures, Feb 10, 2026). Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
Chief Executive Officer since September 15, 2025. François-Henri Pinault remains Chairman.
Chairman and CEO for twenty years; turned PPR into a global luxury group and renamed it Kering in 2013.
Chairman and CEO of PPR before François-Henri Pinault.
Founder: François Pinault (Établissements Pinault, Rennes, 1962).
Source: kering.com Group history
Kering: questions people ask
Where is Kering's headquarters?
At 40, rue de Sèvres in Paris' 7th arrondissement, in the former Laennec Hospital. Kering moved there in 2016; the House of Balenciaga also has its headquarters on the site.
Source: kering.com, “40, rue de Sèvres”
What was the building before it was Kering's office?
A hospital. The “Hospital for the Incurables” was built from 1634 and later became the Laennec Hospital, named after the inventor of the stethoscope. It was a centre for lung disease and treated patients until 2000.
Source: kering.com, “History of 40, rue de Sèvres”
Who designed and restored Kering's headquarters?
The original architect was Christophe Gamard. For Kering, Benjamin Mouton, Chief Architect of France's historical monuments, led the restoration; Frédéric Druot designed the workspaces; Pierre Yovanovitch remodelled a pavilion; and Philippe Raguin recreated the gardens.
Source: kering.com, “Architecture”, “Spaces”, “Gardens”
How big is Kering's headquarters?
Kering restored 17,200 m² (about 185,140 sq ft) of buildings, and more than half of the site is gardens.
Source: kering.com, “History of 40, rue de Sèvres” and “Gardens”
Can you visit Kering's headquarters?
Yes, on European Heritage Days. Kering has opened 40, rue de Sèvres to the public every year since 2016, with works from the Pinault Collection and pieces from the Balenciaga archives; nearly 50,000 people visited in six years.
Source: kering.com, “40, rue de Sèvres”
Is Kering's headquarters a green building?
It was among the first historic monuments to earn HQE Renovation and BREEAM certification, and in 2018 became the first French historic site with BREEAM In-Use, rated “excellent” in all three categories. The gardens use no chemical products and hold five beehives.
Source: kering.com, “Spaces” and “Gardens”
What parental leave does Kering offer?
Since January 1, 2020, every new parent at Kering and its Houses, anywhere in the world, gets at least 14 weeks of leave on full pay after a birth or adoption.
Source: Kering press release, Sep 10, 2019
Does Kering offer flexible work?
Kering says it strives to create a flexible work culture and offers a range of work-life balance initiatives. It does not publish a Group-wide office-days or remote-work rule.
Source: kering.com, “Getting the balance right”
How many people work at Kering?
43,731 people were on the payroll at the end of 2025, down from 46,930 a year earlier. Women make up 63% of the workforce.
Source: kering.com Finance key figures (Feb 10, 2026) · “A place for every talent”
Who is Kering's CEO?
Luca de Meo, since September 15, 2025. François-Henri Pinault, CEO from 2005, remains Chairman.
Source: kering.com Group history
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