Gerard Wertheimer

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Gerard Wertheimer is a French businessman based in Switzerland who owns and controls the House of Chanel perfume company in partnership with his brother, Alain.

Gerard is the son of Jacques Wertheimer (1909-1996) and grandson of Pierre Wertheimer who acquired majority control of Chanel in 1924.

The privately held House of Chanel is run by Alain Wertheimer who has presided over the acquisition of several non-Chanel brands, including Eres Lingerie, Tanner Krolle saddles and leather goods, and Holland & Holland, a British gunsmith.

Based in Switzerland, the Wertheimer brothers own French vineyards like Rauzan-Segla in Margaux and Chateau Canon in Saint-Emilion, both of which have won rave reviews from oenophiles.

Both brothers are enthusiastic equestrians who also inherited and operate an important Thoroughbred horse racing stable they call La Presle Farm and/or Wertheimer farm for racing in the United States and in France as Wertheimer et Frère partnership.