Silvia Galfo

President, L’Oréal Luxe USA L’Oréal USA

Last Reviewed: September 30, 2026

Executive Summary

Silvia Galfo is President of the L’Oréal Luxe Division in the United States, the group’s prestige beauty business, whose brands include Armani Beauty. She was appointed in April 2024, succeeding Megan Grant, and on appointment joined the management committee of L’Oréal USA and on the global Luxe management committee. Most of her career has been at L’Oréal, starting in Paris in global marketing for L’Oréal Paris and Lancôme. She spent four years at David Yurman and Revlon before returning to run Armani Beauty in the U.S., and then became the Luxe division’s first U.S. Chief Growth Officer.

Career Highlights

• President of the L’Oréal Luxe Division in the United States since April 2024, reporting to the CEO of L’Oréal USA.
• The first Chief Growth Officer of L’Oréal Luxe in the U.S., responsible for the division’s growth strategy by channel, retailer and category.
• As General Manager of Armani Beauty in the U.S., built it into one of the fastest-growing makeup brands in the Luxe division, growing both sales and profitability.
• Chief Marketing Officer of David Yurman and Global Brand President at Revlon, between 2016 and 2020.
• Senior Vice President of Global Makeup Marketing at Lancôme, responsible for the brand’s global makeup strategy and innovation pipeline.

Professional Journey

Galfo joined L’Oréal in 1998 in the Consumer Products Division in Paris, where she worked in global skincare and makeup marketing for L’Oréal Paris. She was then promoted to Senior Vice President of Global Makeup Marketing at Lancôme, leading the brand’s global makeup strategy and innovation pipeline. In 2010 she moved to New York and held a series of marketing and sales leadership roles there.

From 2016 to 2020 she worked outside the group, as Chief Marketing Officer of the jeweller David Yurman and as Global Brand President at Revlon. She then returned to L’Oréal USA as General Manager of Armani Beauty. The company credits her with setting the vision and strategy that made Armani Beauty one of the fastest-growing makeup brands in the Luxe division, with growth in both sales and profitability.

She next became the first Chief Growth Officer of the Luxe Division in the United States. In that role she set the division’s growth strategy by channel, retailer and category and worked on reshaping the business model of its brand portfolio. In April 2024 L’Oréal USA named her President of the Luxe Division, succeeding Megan Grant, who had led it since 2019. The appointment put her on the management committee of L’Oréal USA and on the global Luxe management committee. She was still listed as President, L’Oréal Luxe USA as a speaker at WWD’s LA Beauty Forum in 2026.

Education

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