Nicolas Puech, a direct descendant of legendary former Hermes leader Emile-Maurice Hermes and part owner of Hermes International, is officially a billionaire.

FORBES: New French Luxury Goods Billionaire Unveiled

Puech was appointed to the company Supervisory Board on March 22, 2012, which prompted his ownership stake to be broken out in the 2011 annual report, filed in April of this year.

FORBES: New French Luxury Goods Billionaire Unveiled

"Bringing the Nokia Lumia 822 to Verizon Wireless allows us to expand our award winning Lumia brand to even more customers here in the United States, " said Olivier Puech, President of Nokia Americas.

ENGADGET: Verizon officially announces Nokia Lumia 822, coming this Fall (update: $100 on two-year contract)