Independent Director
A graduate of HEC, Alexis Perakis‑Valat joined L’Oréal, the world’s leading cosmetics group, in 1994 as Product Manager. He became Marketing Director of L’Oréal Paris and then held various strategic positions within the group in Europe and the United States: General Manager Garnier/Maybelline Belgium from 1999 to 2001, General Manager of L’Oréal Paris Spain from 2001 to 2003, General Manager of SoftSheen‑Carson in the United States from 2003 to 2005, General Manager of L’Oréal Germany from 2005 to 2009. He took over as General Manager Europe for the Consumer Products Division in 2009, and, in September 2010, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of L’Oréal in China, based in Shanghai. In 2013, his responsibilities were extended to include the whole of Asia Pacific and he became a member of the group’s Executive Committee. Since September 1, 2016, Alexis Perakis‑Valat has been President of the Consumer Products Division, a major division of L’Oreal. He is involved in the major transformations that reinforce L'Oréal's leadership, notably in three key areas; digital, environmental & social responsibility, and development of the distribution channels.
Independent Director
Michael H. Thaman is a graduate of Princeton University with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He began his career in 1986 with Mercer Management Consulting, where he became Vice President in the New York office. In 1992, Michael Thaman began his nearly 30 year career with Owens Corning, a global building and industrial materials leader, where he held a variety of senior leadership positions including VP and President, Engineered Pipe Systems from 1997 to 1998 and Exterior Systems Business from 1999 to 2000, and Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer from 2000 to 2007. From 2007 to 2019, Michael H. Thaman served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Owens Corning, and was Executive Chairman from 2002‑2020, a period during which Owens Corning became one of the top‑rated US companies on ESG criteria. Michael H. Thaman has been a Director of NextEra Energy, a major US based utility company, from 2003 to 2014, a decade during which the company developed a clean energy growth strategy.
