Jesus Abia has been appointed Managing Director of L’Oréal Travel Retail Asia Pacific, succeeding Tao Zhang, effective July 1, 2024.
Zhang is to take on another role in L’Oréal Groupe which will be announced at a later date.
Abia is currently General Manager Europe for Prada, Mugler, Valentino and Viktor&Rolf. Before that, he was General Manager for YSL Beauty and Biotherm in his home country of Spain, a position he held since 2019. Previously, Abia was Marketing Director in the Asia Pacific region after joining L’Oréal Travel Retail as an Area Manager in the Americas region. He first joined L’Oréal Groupe 14 years ago in Spain.
Zhang has been Managing Director since mid-2021. Before that, she was Luxe General Manager after joining L’Oréal Travel Retail APAC in 2016 as General Manager for Lancôme. Zhang first joined L’Oréal Groupe in 2000, holding executive positions in Lancôme and YSL Beauty in Paris. She begun her career in China.