Company type | S.A. |
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SEHK: 973 | |
Industry | Personal care |
Founded | 1976 |
Founder | Olivier Baussan |
Headquarters | Manosque, France |
Key people | Reinold Geiger (chairman) André J. Hoffmann (CEO) Rak-e Lopez |
Products | Cosmetics and beauty products |
Brands | L’Occitane en Provence, Melvita, Le Couvent des Minimes, Erborian, L'Occitane au Brésil |
Revenue | €1,537 million (2021)[1] |
€220 million (2021)[1] | |
€157 million (2021)[1] | |
Total assets | €2,497 million (2021)[1] |
Total equity | €1,200 million (2021)[1] |
Number of employees | 8,733 (2021)[1] |
Website | www |
L'Occitane en Provence, [lɔk.si.tan ɑ̃ pʁɔ.vɑ̃s] "the Occitan woman (in Provence),"[2] commonly known as L'Occitane, is a French luxury retailer of body, face, hair, fragrances, and home products based in Manosque, France. It was founded in 1976 by Olivier Baussan, with the purpose to create a company that celebrates and preserves the traditions of his native Provence. In 2010, the company became listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In 2024, controlling shareholder Reinold Geiger offered to take the company private.