Lindsay Owen-Jones
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Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones KBE | |
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Born | |
Education | University of Oxford INSEAD |
Occupation | CEO & Chairman of L'Oréal (1988-2011) |
Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones, KBE (born 17 March 1946), born in Wallasey, Cheshire (now Merseyside) to a Welsh family, was the Chairman and CEO of the cosmetics and beauty company L'Oréal from 1988 to 2011.
In May 2019, he was ranked as the 292nd richest person in UK by The Sunday Times Rich List with a net worth of £467 million.[1]
Education
Owen-Jones went to Uppingham School in Rutland, before going on to study Modern Languages at Worcester College, Oxford, and management at INSEAD. He has recently donated what the Provost termed a transformational £30 million to Worcester College.[2]
Career
He got his first job as a
Owen-Jones is also a member of the Board of Directors at Ferrari SpA, BNP Paribas and Sanofi, and a member of the supervisory board of Air Liquide. A successful "gentleman" racing driver in sports and GT cars for many years, he is currently President of the FIA's Endurance Commission.[4]
Awards
Owen-Jones is a Commandeur of the
In 2004, Owen-Jones was named one of the "25 Most Influential People in Fashion" by
He was the only British head of a company listed on Paris's CAC 40.
In April 2005, Lindsay Owen-Jones was recognised for his significant contribution to France when he was decorated by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs as Commander of the Légion d’Honneur.
In 2005, he was awarded Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.
References
- ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ http://www.worc.ox.ac.uk/about/news/worcester-college-oxford-accepts-transformational-gift-sir-lindsay-owen-jones
- ^ Hollinger, Peggy (2 June 2011). "Owen-Jones ends era as L'Oréal chairman". FT. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ Hervé Jothy (22 September 2011). "A 12-member commission". Archived from the original on 16 February 2013.
External links
Media related to Lindsay Owen-Jones at Wikimedia Commons