Who is behind L'Oréal?
Shows documented founders, leaders, board members, funders and owners.
Not who made decisions, or why.
A connection is not evidence of wrongdoing.
On the record
Sourced links that no one presents as their own account, as recorded so far. Others may exist.
Founded by
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Eugène Schueller
founded
1909
Primary record
1
Founded the firm that, by L'Oréal's account, became L'Oréal in 1939.
Board
- Françoise Bettencourt Meyers board member of 31 Dec 2024 director Primary record 2
Owners
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Nestlé
owns a stake in
7 Dec 2021
23.3%, as of 7 Dec 2021
Primary record
3
The stake before L'Oréal repurchased 4.0 per cent of its own shares from Nestlé for €8,904 million.
- Financière L’Arcouest SAS owns a stake in 31 Dec 2024 27,650,000 shares, as of 31 Dec 2024 Primary record 4
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Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
owns a stake in
31 Dec 2024
34.76%, as of 31 Dec 2024
Primary record
2
L'Oréal's report counts the family together, with two family holding companies.
- Nestlé owns a stake in 31 Dec 2024 20.14%, as of 31 Dec 2024 Primary record 2
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Téthys SAS
owns a stake in
31 Dec 2024
152,514,292 shares, as of 31 Dec 2024
Primary record
4
Of 534,312,021 L’Oréal shares at that date. L’Oréal’s report counts this and the family’s other holdings together as 34.76 per cent.
Proof 4 sources
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L'Oréal, Our History, L'Oréal.
Primary record
The L’Oréal story begins in 1909, when Eugène Schueller, a chemist with a vision, founded the Société Française des Teintures Inoffensives pour Cheveux.
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L'Oréal, 2024 universal registration document, section 1.1.3 Stable governance, L'Oréal.
Primary record
three Directors (one of whom is the Board’s Vice-Chairman) from the Bettencourt Meyers family, which owns 34.76% of the share capital –
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers and family ( 1 ) : 34.76%
Nestlé: 20.14%
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L'Oréal, Agreement between L'Oréal and Nestlé for the repurchase by L'Oréal of 4% of its own shares held by Nestlé (page also carries the brands menu), L'Oréal, 7 Dec 2021.
Primary record
At the end of the transaction and after cancellation of the repurchased shares, Nestlé’s stake in the capital of L’Oréal will be reduced from 23.3% to 20.1%.
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L'Oréal, 2024 universal registration document, 7.3 Shareholders and changes in the share capital (page 389), L'Oréal.
Primary record
27,650,000 L’Oréal shares held in absolute ownership by Financière L’Arcouest SAS, also controlled by Françoise Bettencourt Meyers and her family
152,514,292 L’Oréal shares held in absolute ownership by Téthys SAS, a company controlled by Françoise Bettencourt Meyers and her family
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