It is with regret that we report the passing of Mrs Liliane Bettencourt, daughter of the legendary Eugène Schueller who originally founded the L’Oréal Group.

 

In a brief tribute, Mrs Françoise Bettencourt Meyers said she passed away on September 20 at her home, aged 95 years old,

 

Françoise Bettencourt Meyers said her husband Jean-Pierre Meyers and children, Jean-Victor and Nicolas ‘share an infinite sadness’, as she reported that her mother passed away peacefully at home.

 

‘L’OREAL COMMITMENT…’

She added: “In this painful moment for us, I would like to reiterate, on behalf of our family, our entire commitment and loyalty to L’Oréal and to renew my confidence in its President Jean-Paul Agon and his teams worldwide.

 

“My parents have not only been able to help the development of L’Oréal. They have also founded a caritative Foundation that I am glad of chairing today.”

 

Adding his comments and sympathies, Jean-Paul Agon, Chairman and CEO of L’Oréal Group said: “I have just learned with great sadness the passing of Mrs Liliane Bettencourt, daughter of Eugène Schueller, founder of the L’Oréal Group.

 

 

AGON PAID TRIBUTE TO HER ‘GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS’

“All of L’Oréal’s employees join me in expressing our most sincere condolences and affectionate thoughts in these sad moments to Mrs. Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, Mr. Jean-Pierre Meyers, and their two sons Jean-Victor and Nicolas.

 

“We all had a great admiration for Liliane Bettencourt who always looked after L’Oréal, the company and its employees, and was very attached to its success and development. She has personally contributed greatly to its success for many years.

 

“Mrs Liliane Bettencourt was a great lady of beauty who has left us and whom we will never forget.”

 

In a tribute to her, Jean-Paul Agon said that those who knew here ‘will keep the memory of a woman of exception.’

 

‘QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE’

He added: “Mrs Liliane Bettencourt always had the taste for entrepreneurship, a natural curiosity, and a boldness for new ideas.

 

“For decades, she has conveyed the spirit of the founder of L’Oréal, the spirit of her father, Eugène Schueller, as the quest for excellence and the highest standards, and the deepest respect for the men and women of the House.

 

“With her advice and kind attentiveness, she always encouraged us to dare, to take risks, to go ever further. To fully realize our ambition to turn L’Oréal into a global champion. She was with us on every step of this wonderful adventure. For all of this, we are immensely grateful.

 

“Since her father’s death in 1957, Mrs Liliane Bettencourt has repeatedly shown her unwavering commitment and support to L’Oréal. She ensured the stability of the shareholders, which gave L’Oréal its continuity, its solidity and allowed its tremendous development; it is a rare asset, even irreplaceable, for a company like ours that envisions its strategy in the long-term.

 

“At every moment, she showed her deep attachment to L’Oréal, and has always ensured its longevity.”