L’Oreal Names CEO To Follow Agon; ELC And Coty Appoint Digital Leadership; Executive News In Brief
Executive Summary
Deputy CEO Nicolas Hieronimus will take L’Oreal’s helm beginning in May 2021, with Jean-Paul Agon continuing as chairman, the firm announced on 14 October. The Estee Lauder Companies hires PepsiCo’s Gibu Thomas to lead its online business, and Coty appoints its first chief digital officer.
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