French cosmetics giant L’Oreal today said it has appointed Jean-Christophe Letellier as its Managing Director in India.

Letellier succeeds Pierre-Yves Arzel, who has been promoted as Managing Director of South Asia Pacific region, L’Oreal said in a statement issued here.

“I am very excited to take up this role which I hope will take L’Oreal India to its next phase of growth. India has immense potential and I hope to play a key role in achieving L’Oreal’s objective of reaching one billion new consumers,” Letellier, who was earlier the General Manager for consumer products division for India and South East Asia, said.