Sophie Bellon, 64, is Chairwoman of the Sodexo Board of Directors. After a career in finance in the United States, she joined Sodexo in 1994, where she held various positions, including as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporate Services business unit of Sodexo France and as Research, Development and Innovation Strategy Manager of Sodexo. She was appointed Chairwoman of the Board of Directors in 2016 and then interim Chief Executive Officer of Sodexo from October 2021, before being appointed Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer from February 2022 to November 2025. Sophie Bellon has been a Director of L’Oréal since 2015 and is the Chairwoman of the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nominations and Governance Committee.
Patrice Caine, 55, has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Thales group since December 2014, after holding management positions in various operating units (Air and Naval, Communication, Navigation and Identification, Air Systems, Radio-Communication Products, Network and Infrastructure Systems, and Protection Systems) from 2002 to 2013. Patrice Caine has been a Director of L’Oréal since 2018 and is the Chairman of the Nominations and Governance Committee and a member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee.
Fabienne Dulac, 58, was Deputy Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Executive Committee at emeis from 2023 to 2025, after a 26-year career at Orange where she served as Chief Executive Officer of Orange France from 2015 to 2023, then Chief Transformation Officer of Orange group and Chairwoman of Orange Business. Fabienne Dulac has been a Director of L’Oréal since 2019 and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of La Française des Jeux.
Béatrice Guillaume-Grabisch, 61, was HR/IT & Integrated Business Services Director in charge of special projects for the Nestlé group until end-October 2025. She joined the Nestlé group in 2013 after a career in various consumer goods groups (Colgate-Palmolive, Beiersdorf, Johnson & Johnson, L’Oréal and The Coca-Cola Company). Within the Nestlé group, she previously held the positions of Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Germany until December 2018, then Group Executive Vice President and Global Head of Human Resources and Business Services until December 2024. Béatrice Guillaume-Grabisch has been a Director of L’Oréal since 2016 and is a member of the Audit Committee.
Thierry Hamel, 71, joined the Group in 1979. He has spent a large part of his career in the Professional Products Division, where he serves as Project Manager – Sales Excellence, Onboarding and Training for the sales functions of the Professional Products Division in France. In April 2022, Thierry Hamel was appointed as a Director representing employees by the CFE-CGC union for a four-year term. He is also a member of the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee.
Aurélie Jean, 43, has a PhD in science, is a graduate of Sorbonne University, ENS Paris Saclay and Mines ParisTech, and trained at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She has spent a large part of her career in applied digital sciences (Michelin, MIT, ParaSim – a virtual reality-based simulator – and Bloomberg). In 2016, she founded In Silico Veritas, an algorithmic and data development and consulting company, where she is Chief Executive Officer and Chairwoman. Aurélie Jean is also a co-founder of INFRA, a start-up that uses artificial intelligence to promote preventive health for women, where she serves as Chairwoman and Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer. Aurélie Jean has been a Director of L'Oréal since 2025.
Ilham Kadri, 56, a French and Moroccan national, is Chairwoman of the Executive Committee of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (a non-profit member-led organisation). A science-driven industrial leader, she was Chief Executive Officer at the Solvay group and chaired its Executive Committee from 2019 to 2023. She led the transformative turnaround of Solvay, which resulted in a spin-off and the creation of Syensqo, an international speciality chemicals group focused on innovation and sustainability. She then served as Chief Executive Officer of Syensqo from December 2023 until end-December 2025. Prior to joining Solvay, she was CEO and President of Diversey in the USA, having previously held executive positions in research and development, sales, marketing, strategy, management and digital transformation at Shell, UCB, Dow and Sealed Air. Ilham Kadri has been a Director of L’Oréal since 2020 and is a member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee. She is also a Director of A.O. Smith Corporation.
Nicolas Meyers, 37, son of Françoise Bettencourt Meyers and Jean-Pierre Meyers, has been a member of the Supervisory Board of the family-owned holding company, Téthys, since 2011, a member of the Supervisory Board of the investment subsidiary, Téthys Invest, since 2016 and Director of the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation since 2012. Nicolas Meyers has been a Director of L’Oréal since 2020 and is a member of the Nominations and Governance Committee and the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee.
Alexandre Ricard, 53, has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard since February 2015. He joined Pernod Ricard in 2003 after seven years as a strategy consultant at Accenture and as an M&A consultant at Morgan Stanley. In 2004, he was appointed Director of Finance and Administration of Irish Distillers, and then in 2006, Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard Asia Duty Free. In 2008, he was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Irish Distillers and joined the Executive Committee of Pernod Ricard. In 2011, he joined Pernod Ricard's General Management as Managing Director in charge of the Distribution Network, before being appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer in 2012. Alexandre Ricard has been a Director of L’Oréal since 2021 and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee.
Jacques Ripoll, 59, has been Chief Executive Officer of Kommunalkredit Austria AG since September 2025. He has spent a large part of his career in banking and finance. He worked at Société Générale from 1991 to 2013, then joined Banco Santander as Chief Executive Officer responsible for investment banking. In 2018, he was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Agricole in charge of the "Key accounts" division. From 2022 to 2025, he was a member of the Supervisory Board of Eren Groupe, which puts technological innovation to the service of the natural resources economy by supporting entrepreneurs developing innovative technological solutions to help advance the transition to clean energy. Jacques Ripoll has been a Director of L’Oréal since 2024 and is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee.
