공지 • Sep 25
L'oréal S.A. Announces Executive and Committee Changes
L'Oréal S.A. announced that Alexis Perakis-Valat will be appointed as President, North America, succeeding David Greenberg. Currently President - Consumer Products Division, Alexis has been a major contributor to L’Oréal’s global success. Since joining L’Oréal in 1994, he has held a number of key leadership positions in strategically important markets, including France, Spain, Germany and China – where, as Country Manager he doubled the business and led its digital and e-commerce transformation. He then joined the Executive Committee in 2013, as President for Asia Pacific, while still managing China. Since assuming his current role in 2016, he has significantly transformed the Consumer Products Division, leading the Division’s drive to democratize the best of beauty to consumers around the world. Now touching more than one billion consumers globally, the Division has seen remarkable growth under his leadership; with an increase in sales from €12 Bn to €16 Bn, whilst simultaneously boosting profitability and increasing brand investment. Over the past 9 years, he has transformed the Division into a true global powerhouse by sharpening the equity and improving the performance of the Division’s four global brands while initiating new growth relays like Mixa in Europe, or the Korean makeup brand 3CE in Asia – and was one of the driving forces behind the recent acquisition of Dr G. He has also been responsible for unlocking the untapped potential of Emerging Markets, resulting in high double-digit acceleration in these regions over the past four years. Fabrice Megarbane will be appointed President of the Consumer Products Division, succeeding Alexis Perakis-Valat. Fabrice, currently Chief Global Growth Officer, has a distinguished 24-year career at L'Oréal, marked by extraordinary leadership and strategic vision across diverse markets and divisions, including transformative leadership as CEO of L'Oréal China and President - North Asia Zone.
Fabrice was appointed to the role of Chief Global Growth Officer in January 2024, where he has been instrumental in shaping L'Oréal's future growth trajectory. In this critical function, he has brilliantly strategized growth, and fostered a more integrated, multi-Zone approach across the Group, including driving significant e-commerce expansion with key platforms like Amazon and TikTok. He has also spearheaded several of the Group’s key transformation projects, helping drive agility, optimise the Group’s ways of working and ensure the company is ‘future fit’. In his previous role, L’Oréal China not only achieved record market share, but also doubled sales, growing market share by an average of one percentage point per year. He also positioned the region at the forefront of digital and data excellence, mastering the complexities of modern consumer engagement, and ensured all industrial sites achieved carbon neutrality by 2022. Vianney Derville will be appointed to the role of Chief Growth Officer, succeeding Fabrice Megarbane. Most recently President of Europe, Vianney is a distinguished leader renowned for orchestrating profound transformations, driving exceptional growth, and fostering strategic market leadership. In this new global role, he will leverage his extensive experience in-market experience, strategic vision, and his proven ability to inspire teams to accelerate L'Oréal's future growth trajectory. Vianney was appointed President - Europe Zone in 2016, following a long and highly successful career, with leadership roles in Japan, Spain, France and the US. Throughout his tenure, his strategic vision has led to a profound transformation of the European zone, which has paved the way for outstanding business results. Last year, sales in the region reached over €11.4 Bn in sales; with Europe being the largest contributor to the Group's overall growth, despite being the Group’s oldest, and most established region. The Europe zone has also consistently gained market share and demonstrated strong online dominance. Recognizing the increasingly complex European regulatory landscape, Vianney also spearheaded the significant empowerment of Public Affairs within the region, a critical move to proactively engage with stakeholders and safeguard L’Oréal’s 'license to operate' in key markets. Emmanuel Goulin will be appointed President of Europe, succeeding Vianney Derville. Emmanuel, currently President - Travel Retail, is a distinguished leader with an impressive business track record and a major transformational impact. Known for his direct, approachable, and efficient leadership, a forward-looking vision, and a strong commitment to transformation, he is ideally positioned to lead the Group’s largest region. In his current role, Emmanuel has been instrumental in navigating a period of stabilization and profound transformation for business in the new post-Covid reality. Most notably, he has led the reinvention of the ‘beauty experience’ in Travel Retail; successfully refocusing activities on airports and around the traveller’s journey. He has also driven a crucial transformation of the Travel Retail organization and optimised the Group’s operational footprint, to ensure agility and efficiency in a rapidly changing environment. Joining the group in 2000, his international career has seen him take on diverse roles, including leadership roles in Japan, Hong Kong, the UK and France. Returning to Europe in 2022, he served as General Manager for L’Oréal Italy, where he brought new momentum to the subsidiary, creating the conditions for double digit growth and delivering significant progress in sustainable development. Eva Yu will be appointed to the role of President Travel Retail, succeeding Emmanuel Goulin, and will join the Group’s Extended Executive Committee. In this role, Eva will share her time between Paris and Singapore, to ensure close proximity to the teams and Travel Retail’s Asian center of gravity. Currently, President and Managing Director of L’Oréal Hong Kong, Eva has led the subsidiary through an extraordinary evolution, resulting in a significant increase in market share, in addition to widespread recognition for its retail excellence. Eva’s commitment to people and purpose, has also led L’Oréal Hong Kong to earn numerous accolades for talent development, corporate responsibility and sustainability. Eva began her career in 2000 as Brand Manager for Biotherm in Hong Kong, where she led the brand to become one of the top brands in the market. In 2011, Eva broke new ground as the first Asian and the first woman appointed Managing Director of Travel Retail in APAC, where she led L’Oréal’s duty-free business across 27 markets, driving remarkable growth in footprint, brand image and market share. which will become effective January 1, 2026, with handovers starting sequentially from October 1, 2025.
