Jesús Abia

Jesús Abia has been with L’Oréal Groupe – the world’s number one beauty company – since 2010, holding senior positions across several of the Groupe’s subsidiaries and headquarters from Asia to Europe, including seven impactful years at L’Oréal Travel Retail Americas and L’Oreal Travel Retail Asia Pacific.

In 2019, he returned to his home country Spain as General Manager for YSL Beauty and Biotherm, before moving to Paris as General Manager Europe for the Luxe couture brands Prada, Mugler, Valentino and Viktor&Rolf. He has been in Singapore since July 2024 as Managing Director for L’Oreal Travel Retail Asia Pacific, heading up an entity of nearly 400 employees and a powerful portfolio of 20 beauty brands, including Lancôme, Giorgio Armani, Helena Rubinstein, L’Oréal Paris, Kérastase, SkinCeuticals and Aesop.

Jesús is recognised for his powerful strategic vision and acute business mindset, as well as his entrepreneurial spirit and his inspiring modern leadership style. All these qualities, along with his strong knowledge of the travel retail eco-system, will play a key role in continuing to strengthen the co-development of L’Oréal Brands in the Asia Pacific region.

He holds an MBA and speaks fluently in English, Spanish and French.