2. Corporate governance
2.2 Composition of the Board at 31 December 20232.2. Composition of the Board at 31 December 2023
At 31 December 2023
Chairman
Mr. Jean-Paul Agon
Age : 67
Female/Male : M
Nationality : French
No. of directorships in listed companies *Number of directorships (excluding L’Oréal) held in listed companies, including foreign companies, in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (i.e. excluding directorships held in subsidiaries and affiliates, held alone or in concert, by an executive corporate officer of companies whose main activity is to acquire and manage such affiliates).: 0
Independence : no
Initial appointment date : 25/04/2006
Expiry date of term office (AGM) : 2026
Seniority on the Board (years) : 17
Board Committees
Strategy and Sustainability : Chairman of the Committee C
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Nicolas Hieronimus
Age : 59
Female/Male : M
Nationality : French
No. of directorships in listed companies *Number of directorships (excluding L’Oréal) held in listed companies, including foreign companies, in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (i.e. excluding directorships held in subsidiaries and affiliates, held alone or in concert, by an executive corporate officer of companies whose main activity is to acquire and manage such affiliates).: 0
Independence : no
Initial appointment date : 20/04/2021
Expiry date of term office (AGM) : 2025
Seniority on the Board (years) : 2
Board Committees
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers and her family
Ms Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
Vice-Chair
Age : 70
Female/Male : W
Nationality : French
No. of directorships in listed companies *Number of directorships (excluding L’Oréal) held in listed companies, including foreign companies, in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (i.e. excluding directorships held in subsidiaries and affiliates, held alone or in concert, by an executive corporate officer of companies whose main activity is to acquire and manage such affiliates).: 0
Independence : no
Initial appointment date : 12/06/1997
Expiry date of term office (AGM) : 2025
Seniority on the Board (years) : 26
Board Committees
Strategy and Sustainability : Member of the Committee ●
HR and Remuneration : Member of the Committee ●
Nominations and Governance : Member of the Committee ●
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers and her family
Mr. Jean-Victor Meyers
Age : 37
Female/Male : M
Nationality : French
No. of directorships in listed companies *Number of directorships (excluding L’Oréal) held in listed companies, including foreign companies, in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (i.e. excluding directorships held in subsidiaries and affiliates, held alone or in concert, by an executive corporate officer of companies whose main activity is to acquire and manage such affiliates).: 0
Independence : no
Initial appointment date : 13/02/2012
Expiry date of term office (AGM) : 2024
Seniority on the Board (years) : 11
Board Committees
Strategy and Sustainability : Member of the Committee ●
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers and her family
Ms. Nicolas Meyers
Age : 35
Femme/Homme : M
Nationality : French
No. of directorships in listed companies *Number of directorships (excluding L’Oréal) held in listed companies, including foreign companies, in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (i.e. excluding directorships held in subsidiaries and affiliates, held alone or in concert, by an executive corporate officer of companies whose main activity is to acquire and manage such affiliates).: 0
Independence : no
Initial appointment date : 30/06/2020
Expiry date of term office (AGM) : 2024
Seniority on the Board (years) : 3
Board Committees
Audit : Member of the Committee ●
Directors linked to Nestlé
Mr. Paul Bulcke**Mr Paul Bulcke was a Director of L’Oréal from 2012 to June 2014 and then again since 2017.
Vice-Chairman
Age : 69
Female/Male : M
Nationality : Belgian Swiss
No. of directorships in listed companies *Number of directorships (excluding L’Oréal) held in listed companies, including foreign companies, in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (i.e. excluding directorships held in subsidiaries and affiliates, held alone or in concert, by an executive corporate officer of companies whose main activity is to acquire and manage such affiliates).: 1
Independence : no
Initial appointment date : 20/04/2017
Expiry date of term office (AGM) : 2025
Seniority on the Board (years) : 6
Board Committees
Strategy and Sustainability : Member of the Committee ●
HR and Remuneration : Member of the Committee ●
Nominations and Governance : Member of the Committee ●
Directors linked to Nestlé
Ms Béatrice Guillaume- Grabisch
Age : 59
Female/Male : W
Nationality : French
No. of directorships in listed companies *Number of directorships (excluding L’Oréal) held in listed companies, including foreign companies, in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (i.e. excluding directorships held in subsidiaries and affiliates, held alone or in concert, by an executive corporate officer of companies whose main activity is to acquire and manage such affiliates).: 0
Independence : no
Initial appointment date : 20/04/2016
Expiry date of term office (AGM) : 2024
Seniority on the Board (years) : 7
Board Committees
Audit : Member of the Committee ●
Independent Directors
Ms Sophie Bellon
Age : 62
Female/Male : W
Nationality : French
No. of directorships in listed companies *Number of directorships (excluding L’Oréal) held in listed companies, including foreign companies, in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (i.e. excluding directorships held in subsidiaries and affiliates, held alone or in concert, by an executive corporate officer of companies whose main activity is to acquire and manage such affiliates).: 1
Independence : ♦
Initial appointment date : 22/04/2015
Expiry date of term office (AGM) : 2027
Seniority on the Board (years) : 8
Board Committees
HR and Remuneration : Chairman of the Committee C
Nominations and Governance : Member of the Committee ●
Independent Directors
Mr. Patrice Caine
Age : 53
Female/Male : M
Nationality : French
No. of directorships in listed companies *Number of directorships (excluding L’Oréal) held in listed companies, including foreign companies, in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (i.e. excluding directorships held in subsidiaries and affiliates, held alone or in concert, by an executive corporate officer of companies whose main activity is to acquire and manage such affiliates).: 1
Independence : ♦
Initial appointment date : 17/04/2018
Expiry date of term office (AGM) : 2026
Seniority on the Board (years) : 5
Board Committees
Strategy and Sustainability : Member of the Committee ●
Nominations and Governance : Chairman of the Committee C
Independent Directors
Ms Fabienne Dulac
Age : 56
Female/Male : W
Nationality : French
No. of directorships in listed companies *Number of directorships (excluding L’Oréal) held in listed companies, including foreign companies, in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (i.e. excluding directorships held in subsidiaries and affiliates, held alone or in concert, by an executive corporate officer of companies whose main activity is to acquire and manage such affiliates).: 1
Independence : ♦
Initial appointment date : 18/04/2019
Expiry date of term office (AGM) : 2027
Seniority on the Board (years) : 4
Board Committees
Audit : Member of the Committee ●
HR and Remuneration : Member of the Committee ●
Independent Directors
Ms Belén Garijo
Age : 63
Female/Male : W
Nationality : French
No. of directorships in listed companies *Number of directorships (excluding L’Oréal) held in listed companies, including foreign companies, in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (i.e. excluding directorships held in subsidiaries and affiliates, held alone or in concert, by an executive corporate officer of companies whose main activity is to acquire and manage such affiliates).: 2
Independence : ♦
Initial appointment date : 17/04/2014
Expiry date of term office (AGM) : 2026
Seniority on the Board (years) : 9
Board Committees
HR and Remuneration : Member of the Committee ●
Independent Directors
Mme Ilham Kadri
Age : 54
Female/Male : W
Nationality : French Maroccan
No. of directorships in listed companies *Number of directorships (excluding L’Oréal) held in listed companies, including foreign companies, in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (i.e. excluding directorships held in subsidiaries and affiliates, held alone or in concert, by an executive corporate officer of companies whose main activity is to acquire and manage such affiliates).: 2
Independence : ♦
Initial appointment date : 30/06/2020
Expiry date of term office (AGM) : 2024
Seniority on the Board (years) : 3
Board Committees
Audit : Member of the Committee ●
Independent Directors
Ms Virginie Morgon
Age : 54
Female/Male : F
Nationality : French
No. of directorships in listed companies *Number of directorships (excluding L’Oréal) held in listed companies, including foreign companies, in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (i.e. excluding directorships held in subsidiaries and affiliates, held alone or in concert, by an executive corporate officer of companies whose main activity is to acquire and manage such affiliates).: 0
Independence : no
Initial appointment date : 26/04/2013
Expiry date of term office (AGM) : 2025
Seniority on the Board (years) : 10
Board Committees
Audit : Chairman of the Committee C
Independent Directors
Mr. Alexandre Ricard
Age : 51
Female/Male : M
Nationality : French
No. of directorships in listed companies *Number of directorships (excluding L’Oréal) held in listed companies, including foreign companies, in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (i.e. excluding directorships held in subsidiaries and affiliates, held alone or in concert, by an executive corporate officer of companies whose main activity is to acquire and manage such affiliates).: 1
Independence : ♦
Initial appointment date : 20/04/2021
Expiry date of term office (AGM) : 2025
Seniority on the Board (years) : 2
Board Committees
Strategy and Sustainability : Member of the Committee ●
Directors representing employees
Mr. Thierry Hamel
Age : 69
Female/Male : M
Nationality : French
No. of directorships in listed companies *Number of directorships (excluding L’Oréal) held in listed companies, including foreign companies, in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (i.e. excluding directorships held in subsidiaries and affiliates, held alone or in concert, by an executive corporate officer of companies whose main activity is to acquire and manage such affiliates).: 0
Independence : no
Initial appointment date : 21/04/2022
Expiry date of term office (AGM) : 2026
Seniority on the Board (years) : 1
Board Committees
HR and Remuneration : Member of the Committee ●
Directors representing employees
2Mr. Benny de Vlieger
Age : 59
Female/Male : M
Nationality : French
No. of directorships in listed companies *Number of directorships (excluding L’Oréal) held in listed companies, including foreign companies, in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 of the AFEP-MEDEF Code (i.e. excluding directorships held in subsidiaries and affiliates, held alone or in concert, by an executive corporate officer of companies whose main activity is to acquire and manage such affiliates).: 1
Independence : ♦
Initial appointment date : 21/04/2022
Expiry date of term office (AGM) : 2024
Seniority on the Board (years) : 1
Board Committees
Strategy and Sustainability : Member of the Committee ●
57,8 YEARS
average age of Directors
50 %
independent Directors***Excluding Directors representing the employees in accordance with the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce) and the AFEP-MEDEF Code.
50 %
female Directors***Excluding Directors representing the employees in accordance with the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce) and the AFEP-MEDEF Code.
50 %
male Directors***Excluding Directors representing the employees in accordance with the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce) and the AFEP-MEDEF Code.