Lindsay Owen-Jones, 60 years old, was born in Great Britain on 17th March 1946. He is graduated from Oxford University and holds an MBA from INSEAD.

He joined L’Oréal in 1969, embarking on an international career with the group. Having started out as a Product Manager, he was very soon appointed to the belgian subsidiary. He became Marketing Director of the Consumer Division in 1976.

In 1978, Lindsay Owen-Jones was appointed Chief Executive Officer of L’Oréal’s Italian subsidiary, before becoming Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cosmair Inc. – at that time L’Oréal’s exclusive agent in the United States – in 1981. He played a key role in the rapid expansion of this company, which has been fully owned by the group since 1994.

In January 1984 he returned to Paris as Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Vice-Chairman of the Management Committee and L'Oréal Board Member.

Lindsay Owen-Jones was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of L’Oréal in 1988, at the age of 42.

In 2006 M. Owen-Jones became non-executive Chairman of L’Oréal.

Mr Owen-Jones is also a Board Member of Sanofi-Aventis, Ferrari (Italy), and vice-president of the Board of Air Liquide.

He is “Commandeur” in the National Légion d’Honneur and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.