PARIS – L’Oréal has announced that it convened the first meeting of its Global Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Board on January 19th, 2021 assembling a brilliant and diverse group of external experts and members of their leadership including co-chairs CEO Jean-Paul Agon and Chief D&I Officer Margaret Johnston-Clarke.

The Board will foster open discussion on how to strengthen L’Oréal‘s commitments and enrich their Diversity & Inclusion strategy. The Board members are welcomed to speak up, to share insights and constructive criticism helping contribute to the company’s action plan to move forward on all pillars, notably on “Socio-Economic & Multicultural Origins”. The Global Board will meet three times per year, with local D&I Advisory Boards also being formed, currently in North America and in the UK & Ireland.

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“Diversity & Inclusion issues are more pressing and essential today than ever before. From consumers to employees, the level of awareness and demand for proof points on D&I is unprecedented, which we see as a challenge and an opportunity to rise to the occasion. We know that D&I 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,” it was stated in an announcement published on the L’Oreal corporate website.

The members of the Global Board are as follows:

External Members:
  • Françoise Bouyer, Gender and Human Relations Specialist, France
  • Caroline Casey, Social Entrepreneur, Ashoka Fellow, The Valuable 500
  • Dr. Hoda Elsadda, Chair of the Board of the Women & Memory Forum, Egypt
  • Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Chair of African-American Studies, Princeton University
  • Fabrice Houdart, Managing Director, Out Leadership
  • 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
  • Dr. Claudine Mensah Awute, VP Int’l Programs & Operations, NGO CARE USA
  • Djamila Ribeiro, Philosopher on Gender, Race, Intersectionality, Brazil
  • Dr. Michel Wievorka, French Sociologist
Internal Members:
  • Jean-Paul Agon, Chairman & CEO
  • Myriam Cohen-Welgryn, Active Cosmetics Division President
  • Angela Guy, North America Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
  • Margaret Johnston-Clarke, Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
  • Jean-Claude Le Grand, L’Oréal Executive Vice President Human Relations
  • Stéphane Ortiz, International General Manager of Cosmetics Métiers
  • Alexandra Palt, Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer and Executive Vice-President of the Foundation L’Oréal
  • Shane Wolf, L’Oréal USA, President Professional Products Division Brands