Sanford Browne - President of Research & Innovation (R&I), L’Oréal - North American Zone

Sanford Browne is President of Research & Innovation (R&I) at L’Oréal's North American Zone ( https://www.loreal.com/en/usa/news/group/loreal-appoints-sanford-browne-as-president-of-research-and-innovation/ ), where he also serves as a member of the L’Oréal USA’s Management Committee, as well as a member of the Global R&I Management Committee.

Previous to this role Mr. Browne served as Senior Vice President of R&I for L’Oréal’s Asia-Pacific Zone, where he helped build a complete R&I division across the Zone, including the research Hubs of China and Japan, along with Seoul, Bangalore and Singapore, and in addition to R&I, being a great advocate for cultural diversity, Mr. Browne made a strong contribution to developing local researchers throughout L’Oréal’s Asia-Pacific zone.

Mr. Browne joined L’Oréal in 2013 as Vice President of R&I in China, where he was the major architect of research and strategic partnerships that drove the innovation needed to meet the specific consumer expectations of the market, growing business across all divisions.

Prior to joining L’Oréal, Mr. Browne served in various research and leadership roles at Unilever and P&G, and joined the personal care industry right out of University of Waterloo where he studied Biochemistry and Microbiology.