Barry Gilmore became Senior VP and Chief Information Officer of L’Oréal in the summer of 2004. This rendered him head of the L’Oréal USA’s IT strategy, program execution and system operations, spanning: IT infrastructure management; technology architecture; back-office and front-office applications and program management office. He reports directly to the President and CEO of L’Oréal USA and is a member of the company’s Strategic and Executive Management Committees. Gilmore also coordinates L’Oréal USA’s IT governance bodies with business executives from all operating groups. He has been with the company since 2000 when he came on board as VP of IT for L’Oréal Paris. Two years later he was promoted to VP of IT for L’Oréal’s Consumer Products division.