Gerschtein Tag

Nathalie Gerschtein’s 21-year profession has spanned geographies, categories and types. She spent nine years in Europe to work in product management for L’Oréal Paris, before heading to India to helm brands like L’Oréal Paris and Garnier. Then it was on to Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, where she eventually became the chief executive officer of that division of L’Oréal. Now five years into her role as president of L’Oréal USA’s consumer products division, the cultural chameleon feels right at home. “Once we arrived, my daughter was 3 years old, and now she’s 8 and fully acclimated. She even loves bagels,” said Gerschtein, during a wide-ranging interview at L’Oréal’s Hudson Yards headquarters. Gerschtein laughingly shared she even thinks about her family’s Halloween...