CLICHY, France — L’Oreal announced Thursday that it had appointed a new president of its professional products division. Nathalie Roos, who joined the company in 2012 as the L’Oreal Germany country manager, will succeed An Verhulst-Santos, and join the company’s executive committee in the second quarter of 2016. Verhulst-Santos will take on new responsibilities in the company, effective in April.
During her time at L’Oreal, Roos has helped grow the company’s consumer products division in Germany. She began her career at Kraft Foods Group in 1987 and moved to Mars Group in 1989.
Verhulst-Santos has been president of the professional products division for the past five years, during which time she has overseen the integration of the acquired brands Decléor and Carita. She joined L’Oreal’s executive committee in 2011.