2025 Universal Registration Document

2. Corporate governance

Age : 71  

Belgian and Swiss

Expiry date of term of office: 2029

Committee Member :
Strategy and Sustainability
Nominations and Governance
Human Resources and Remuneration

Business address: 

Nestlé – Avenue Nestlé, 55 - CH 1800 Vevey – Switzerland

Holds 3,000 L'Oréal shares

Paul Bulcke
VICE-CHAIRMAN

After pursuing an international career at the highest level within the Nestlé group, holding various positions in Europe and Latin America, in 2004 Paul Bulcke was appointed Executive Vice President and Zone Director for the Americas of Nestlé SA before becoming Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé SA from 2008 to 2016. Paul Bulcke served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nestlé from 2017 until 1 October 2025.

Paul Bulcke was a Director of L'Oréal from 2012 to June 2014 and then again from 2017, and has been Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors since April 2017.

Other corporate offices and directorships held
Other  
2030 Water Resources Group (WRG) (Switzerland)

2030 Water Resources Group (WRG) (Switzerland)

 

Co-Chairman

JP Morgan International Council (United States)

JP Morgan International Council (United States)

 

Member

Corporate offices and directorships held
 over the last five years that have expired
Expiry date
of term of office
Foreign companies
Nestlé SA (Switzerland) Chairman of the Board of Directors 2025
The Avenir Suisse foundation (Switzerland) Member of the Board 2025
World Economic Forum (WEF) (United States) Member of the Community of Chairpersons 2025
Roche Holding Ltd (Switzerland)  Member of the Board of Directors 2022
Other
European Round Table for Industry (ERT) (Belgium) Member 2021
Skills related to L'Oréal's strategy and development objectives
  • Experience of General Management
  • International profile
  • Knowledge of consumers
  • Financial expertise
  • BtoB/BtoC
  • Industry
  • HR/employee relations
  • ESG including Governance and Development of an ESG strategy for an international group