Portrait of Reinold Geiger

Rank #1097

Reinold Geiger

Net worth $3.9B

Beauty products · Austria

Born
Jul 10, 1947
Age
78
Source
Beauty products
Residence
Geneva
Citizenship
Austria
Marital status
Married
Children
0
Education
Master of Business Administration, INSEAD

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Reinold Geiger heads up French cosmetics retailer L'Occitane, which brings beauty products inspired by the Provence region to consumers worldwide.
  • Since Geiger first invested in the company in 1994, he has overseen L'Occitane's global expansion to over 3,400 outlets in 90 countries.
  • L'Occitane was the first French company to trade on the Hong Kong stock exchange when its shares debuted in 2010. Geiger, along with Blackstone, delisted the business in 2024.
  • Geiger stepped down from his role as CEO in September 2021, after leading the beauty company for more than 25 years. He remains chairman and executive director.
  • He owns a ski chalet in the Alps, a beach house on the Ile de Re in the Atlantic and a home in Trancoso, Brazil.
  • He created the L'Occitane Foundation in 2006 with the goal of funding quality optometry services for 10 million people by 2020.