DEI Advisory Board 2025 (1)

L’Oréal’s Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advisory Board

“I believe in an inclusive, responsible and generous beauty. As the largest beauty company, we seek to create products for every type of hair and skin. As an employer of people from 150 countries, we want to ensure that all our employees feel valued and welcomed. As the fourth largest advertiser in the world, we know we have a huge responsibility to represent beauty in all its diversity.
Diversity, equity and inclusion topics are complex. We seek to listen, learn and act in line with our sense of purpose - to create the beauty that moves the world.”

Nicolas Hieronimus, Chief Executive Officer - L'Oréal Groupe
L’Oréal launched IT4SGlobal Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advisory Board on January 19th, 2021, assembling a brilliant and diverse group of external experts and members of our leadership. The board is co-chaired by CEO Nicolas Hieronimus and Chief Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Margaret Johnston-Clarke.

Our commitments on diversity, equity and inclusion are essential for understanding and reflecting the diverse beauty needs and cultural nuances of consumers worldwide, ensuring that everyone feels valued and represented through our products and advertising. Internally, our commitment fosters a culture of openness, tolerance, and performance where every employee feels safe, valued, and respected, contributing to their well-being and professional growth. This unwavering dedication allows us to continually innovate and fulfill our purpose of creating the beauty that moves the world.

The role of our Global Advisory Board is to foster open discussion on how to strengthen L’Oréal‘s commitments and enrich our diversity, equity & inclusion strategy. Board members are welcomed to speak up, share insights and give constructive feedback contributing to our action plan to move forward on all our commitments pillars, notably on “Socio-Economic & Multicultural Diversity”, “Physical, Mental, Social Well-Being”, “Age & Generations” and “Gender Equity & Inclusion of LGBTQIA+ People”. The Global Board meets multiple times per year, with local DE&I Advisory Boards in North America and in the UK & Ireland

We know that these topics are complex and that no one person has all the answers. We must listen, learn and take informed action, in line with our Sense of Purpose, to Create the Beauty that moves the world.

External Members:

  • Françoise Bouyer, Gender and Human Relations Specialist
  • Caroline Casey, Social Entrepreneur, Ashoka Fellow, , Founder of the Valuable 500
  • Dr. Hoda Elsadda, Chair of the Board of the Women & Memory Forum in Egypt
  • Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Chair of African-American Studies, Princeton University
  • Fabrice Houdart, Executive Director of The Association of LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors
  • Dr. Nina Jablonski, Professor of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University
  • Dr. Aurelie Jean, Computational Scientist CEO, Founder of In Silico Veritas
  • Dr. Shruti Kapoor, Economist, Social Entrepreneur & Women's Rights Activist
  • Elan Shou, Chair Haihui Development Center, Standing Committee Member China International Pr Association (Cipra)
  • Luana Genot, Founder and Executive Director of the Identities of Brazil Institute
  • Angela Guy, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant, Former Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, L’Oréal North America 

Internal Members:

  • Nicolas Hieronimus, Chief Executive Officer
  • Margaret Johnston-Clarke, Global Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
  • Myriam Cohen-Welgryn, Active Cosmetics Division President
  • Blanca Juti, Chief Corporate Affairs and Engagement Officer
  • Jean-Claude Le Grand, Chief Human Relations Officer
  • Fabrice Megarbane, Chief Global Growth Officer 
  • Ezgi Barcenas, Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer & General Manager of Fondation L’Oréal
  • Stéphane Ortiz, International General Manager of Cosmetics Métiers

Selected Our Group is committed

Margaret Johnston-Clarke
Global Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer

Supporting and promoting Diversity, Equity & Inclusion requires more than words: it must be backed up by concrete, on-the-ground, tangible and measurable actions. Learn more about how we bring our DE&I commitment to life.

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