Vismay Sharma

Born and raised in India, Vismay holds a degree in computer engineering from the University of Poona and completed his MBA at the Symbiosis Institute of Business Management. He joined L’Oréal India when the subsidiary was established in 1994. Following commercial roles in the Consumer Products Division, he moved to the Professional Products Division.

In 1999, Vismay moved to the UK as Hair Color Product Manager at L’Oréal Professionnel. A year later, he returned to India to take up the position of Country Division General Manager of the Professional Products Division.

In 2006, Vismay moved to Paris to join the International Marketing team of L’Oréal Paris, followed by an assignment as Country Division General Manager of the Consumer Products Division in India. In 2012, he was appointed Country Managing Director of L’Oréal Indonesia, and in 2016 became Country Managing Director of L’Oréal UK and Ireland, the group’s fourth-largest subsidiary by market size.

In 2021, Vismay joined the L’Oréal Executive Committee as he assumes management of the South Asia, Pacific, Middle East, and North Africa (SAPMENA) zone.