Beauty Packaging Staff02.20.20
L'Oréal Canada and its president/CEO, Frank Kollmar, regret to announce the passing of Philippe Dalle, founding-president of L'Oréal Canada.
L'Oréal Group opened its subsidiary in Canada in 1958. At the subsidiary's 60th anniversary, October 2018, Dalle said, "L'Oréal's early years in Canada began very modestly. We built the notoriety of our products during the 60s, slowly but surely, one hair stylist at a time, promoting our only division at the time, L'Oréal Coiffure."
L'Oréal Canada credits Dalle with "giviing his all" -- recognizing his vision, ambition, excellence, leadership, sensitivity to the profession and respect for collaborators.
Frank Kollmar, President and CEO of L'Oréal Canada, states, "His ability to dream allowed him to think big. I would like to offer, on behalf of the entire L'Oréal family, my sincere condolences to the family of Philippe Dalle, who was not only one of the pioneers of the cosmetics industry in Canada, but also a great man with a remarkable vision and strong values, that made L'Oréal Canada one of the most successful L'Oréal subsidiaries worldwide."
L'Oréal Canada curerntly has 4 divisions, 37 brands, and sales of $1.2 billion in 2019. More than 1,300 employees work for the company, which has a head office in downtown Montréal, as well as a distribution center and manufacturing plant in Ville Saint-Laurent.
Philippe Dalle is survived by his wife, Mia Dalle, his children and many beloved grandchildren. His loss is keenly felt by his friends and colleagues from all over L'Oréal, Quebec, Canada, France and around the world.
