Jean-Paul AGON
Independent Director – Lead Director – Appointments and Governance Committee Chair – Member of the Remuneration Committee
Nationality: French
Born on July 6, 1956
Date of first appointment: May 2010
Start of current term: May 2018
End of current term: 2022 (General Meeting to approve the financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021)
Number of shares owned as of December 31, 2020: 1 784
Career
A graduate of HEC Business School, Jean-Paul Agon began his career with the L’Oréal Group in 1978. From 1981 to 1997, he held various Senior Management positions first as General Manager of L’Oréal Greece and General Manager of L’Oréal Paris, then International Managing Director for Biotherm International, Managing Director for L’Oréal Germany and finally Managing Director for L’Oréal Asia Zone. From 2001 to 2005, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of L’Oréal USA as well as several subsidiaries of the L’Oréal Group in the USA. In 2005, he was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the L’Oréal Group, and became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Group in 2006. He is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of L’Oréal since March 2011.
Positions and activities held during 2020
Functions within the Air Liquide Group
- Director: L’ Air Liquide S.A.* (Lead Director since May 2017; member of the Appointments and Governance Committee since May 2015, then Chairman of this Committee since May 2017; member of the Remuneration Committee since May 2012 – Chairman of this Committee from May 2015 to May 2018)
Positions or activities outside the Air Liquide Group
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer : L’Oréal*
- Chairman: L’Oréal Foundation
- Director: Raisesherpas
- Director: Association française des entreprises privées (AFEP)
- Director: Institut français des relations internationales (IFRI)
Siân HERBERT-JONES
Independent Director – Audit and Accounts Committee Chair
Nationality: British
Born on September 13, 1960
Date of first appointment: May 2011
Start of current term: May 2019
End of current term: 2023 (General Meeting to approve the financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022)
Number of shares owne as of December 31, 2020: 1 013
Career
Holder of a Master of Art degree in History from Oxford University and a graduate from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Siân Herbert-Jones first practiced for 13 years with the firm of PriceWaterhouseCoopers, in the London office from 1983-1993 in particular in the capacity of Corporate Finance Manager, then in the Paris office from 1993 to 1995 in the capacity of Mergers & Acquisitions Manager. She then joined the Sodexo Group in 1995 in which she was successively in charge of international development from 1995 to 1998 and the Group’s Treasury Department from 1998 to 2000 then Deputy Chief Financial Officer in 2000. From 2001 to December 21, 2015, she was Chief Financial Officer; and member of the Executive Committee of the Sodexo Group. Since 2016, she holds several positions within Board of Directors of large companies and also pursues other consulting activities in societal and environmental fields.
Positions and activities held during 2020
Functions within the Air Liquide Group
- Director: L’ Air Liquide S.A.* (Chairman of the Audit and Accounts Committee since May 2015; member of this Committee since May 2013)
Positions or activities outside the Air Liquide Group
- Director: Capgemini SE* (member of the Audit and Risks Committee)
- Director: Bureau Veritas* (member of the Audit and Risks Committee)
- Director: Compagnie Financière Aurore International (Groupe Sodexo)