L'Oréal has named Barbara Lavernos (pictured) as President Research, Innovation and Technologies. Currently, EVP, Chief Technologies & Operations Officer, Barbara will lead a new department including research, innovation and technologies as of 1 February 2021. She will be succeeded in her current role by Antonine Vanlaeys. 

An engineer by training, Barbara Lavernos joined the Group in 1991 where she has pursued a diverse career. She became Director of the Rambouillet plant in 2000 and was appointed Global Chief Procurement Officer in 2004. She was entrusted with the General Management of Travel Retail for the Luxury Division in 2012, and for the entire Travel Retail department in 2013. In 2014, Jean-Paul Agon appointed her Chief Operations Officer and a member of the Group’s Executive Committee.

Antoine Vanlaeys, current Operations Director for the Asia-Pacific Zone, will succeed Barbara Lavernos as Chief Operations Officer. As such, he will join the Group's Executive Committee. Antoine Vanlaeys joined the Group 2002 and managed multiple responsibilities within Operations. In 2011, he was appointed Director of Operations for L'Oréal Luxe, where he overhauled the operating model to support the growth of all brands. In 2016, he was appointed as Director of Operations for the Asia-Pacific region, which has since become the Group's leading geographical zone.