Mr. Frank Kollmar, President of L’Oreal Canada for the past seven years will be leaving Canada to become Deputy Managing Director for the Active Cosmetics Division at the worldwide level in France. Mr. Kollmar joined the L’Oréal Group in Canada in 1999. He was appointed Managing Director of the Active Cosmetics Division of L’Oréal Canada in 2001 and then in 2003, he became Managing Director for Vichy in Germany. In 2005, he took over the responsibility of the Consumer Products Division in Austria and then took over the management of Garnier-Maybelline in Germany in 2006. In June 2011, Frank moved back to Canada as Managing Director of the Consumer Products Division before moving on to his current position as President and CEO in February 2014.
Under his leadership, L’Oréal Canada established itself among the top 10 L’Oréal Group subsidiaries, gaining record market shares, and launching with great success several brands such as essie, SkinCeuticals, CeraVe and IT Cosmetics in Canada. Frank will be missed by the L’Oreal staff but we wish him all the best in his new role.
Ms. An Verhulst-Santos will succeed Mr. Kollmar as President & CEO of L’Oréal Canada. Ms. Verhulst-Santos was recently President of L’Oréal Brazil. She began her career with L’Oréal in 1991 in the Professional Products Division in Belgium. Between 2005 and 2009, she did an exemplary heading this same Division for L’Oréal Brazil.
In 2009 she transferred to the United States as head of the Division. From 2011 to 2016, she was a member of the Executive Committee of the L’Oréal Group as President of the Professional Products Division, reporting directly to CEO and Chairman, Jean-Paul Agon. She led the acquisition of the professional cosmetics brands Decléor and Carita, making the Division a global player in the professional beauty market. The Division’s global positioning has strengthened, having continuously gained market share in the last years. Since 2017, An Verhulst-Santos has been leading a team of close to 3,600 employees as President & CEO of L’Oréal Brazil. She will officially take over as President & CEO of L’Oréal Canada on July 1st, 2021. Welcome to Canada An and congratulations again!
Nadia Petrolito, currently VP, Legal & Corporate Communications has been promoted to the International Legal Department in Paris at L’Oreal’s head office. Congratulations Nadia and best of luck in France.
Doarine Dalati, currently VP, Diversity & Inclusion has been promoted to VP, D&I and Corporate Communications at L’Oreal Canada. Congratulations Doarine!
