Jean-Paul Agon is a French businessperson who has been at the helm of 6 different companies and presently holds the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at L'Oréal SA.

He is also on the board of Air Liquide SA, French Institute of International Relations and The Consumer Goods Forum and Chairman for L'Oréal Corporate Foundation.

He previously held the position of Managing Director at Biotherm International, Inc., Chairman & Co-Chief Executive Officer at L'Oréal USA, Inc., Director at Galderma Pharma SA, Chief Executive Officer at L'Oreal (UK) Ltd., Managing Director at L'ORÉAL Deutschland GmbH and General Manager of L'Oréal Hellas SA.

Jean-Paul Agon received an undergraduate degree from École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris.