O.J.’s Swan Song: Ex-L’Oreal Chief on Growth, Speed and Edge

Lindsay Owen-Jones with his protégé and successor, Jean-Paul Agon (left), in April at the inauguration of the L’Oréal Hair Academy.

Lindsay Owen-Jones with his protégé and successor, Jean-Paul Agon (left), in April at the inauguration of the L’Oréal Hair Academy.
Checking out Maybelline.

Checking out Maybelline.
With Isabella Rossellini in 1982.

With Isabella Rossellini in 1982.
Keeping tabs on the retail scene.

Keeping tabs on the retail scene.
Owen-Jones with Liliane Bettencourt in 1996.

Owen-Jones with Liliane Bettencourt in 1996.
At WWD’s Beauty Summit in 1998.

At WWD’s Beauty Summit in 1998.
With his wife, Cristina Owen-Jones, in Venice at the opening of the François Pinault art collection.

With his wife, Cristina Owen-Jones, in Venice at the opening of the François Pinault art collection.

Lindsay Owen-Jones with his protégé and successor, Jean-Paul Agon (left), in April at the inauguration of the L’Oréal Hair Academy.