Reinold Geiger

Reinold Geiger (born 10 July 1947)^[1] is an Austrian billionaire, and the chairman and executive director of French cosmetics retailer L'Occitane en Provence. On the 2023 Forbes list, he was the 9th richest Austrian with a net worth of US$ 1.4 billion.^[2]

Reinold Geiger
Born	(1947-07-10) 10 July 1947 (age 77) Dornbirn, Austria
Education	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology INSEAD
Occupation	Businessman
Title	Chairman and CEO, L'Occitane en Provence
Spouse	Dominique Maze-Sencier ​ ​ (died 2017)​
Children	3

Education and career

Geiger, the son of a carpenter, received a bachelor's degree in engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich, in 1969 and an MBA degree from INSEAD in Fontainebleau (France) in 1976.^[3][4] After graduating he founded several small companies, including a tourism company in London.^[5]

In 1978, Geiger founded the AMS Packaging Company in Paris, which specialized in the production of cosmetics packaging. He later sold the company at a profit. In 1994, Geiger started investing millions in the then small cosmetics company L'Occitane and took over the management.^[5] He expanded the company into a global group and it was listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange in May 2010.^[6][7]

In 2021, he stepped down as CEO of L’Occitane but remained chairman and executive director of the company.^[3] Geiger owned 70 percent of the company in 2023.^[8]

Forbes lists his net worth at USD 2.4 billion, as of February 2024.^[3]

Personal life

Geiger was married to Dominique Maze-Sencier until her death in May 2017. The couple had 3 sons, Maximilien, Nicolas and Adrien.^[9] Geiger lives in Geneva, Switzerland. He owns properties in the alps, on the Île de Ré and in Trancoso, Brazil.^[3]