L’Oréal’s Bullock honored by YouthBridge

YouthBridge-NY, a teen leadership program designed to convene and train young people to meet the challenges and embrace the opportunities of New York’s diversity, honors Edward Bullock, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, L’Oréal USA, Marvin Jacob, Partner, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP; Founding Director, YouthBridge-NY and Ada Rodriguez, Chief Marketing Officer, Health Plus……at a fundraising cocktail reception to be held Monday April 12, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, 1177 Avenue of Americas, Between 45th & 46th Streets.

Edward Bullock is the Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion for L’Oréal USA, and a member of the company’s Executive Committee. In his position, Mr. Bullock has expanded the diversity efforts of L’Oréal USA. He is responsible for reviewing Human Resources representation, Supplier Diversity, Multicultural Advertising, Philanthropy and all Diversity and Inclusion training programs. L’Oréal USA has won several awards including the Diversity Best Practice Global Award, the World Diversity Leadership Council’s Corporate Diversity Innovation Award, the Diversity in Advertising Leadership Award, and the President’s Award from the Urban League Guild of Trenton, New Jersey.

About YouthBridge–NY

Since 1997, YouthBridge-NY has served as the only non-profit organization in New York City training extraordinary teens from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds to master the skills they will need to be New York City’s next generation of leaders. Through skill-building workshops, meetings with today’s City leaders, community service activities, and spearheading diversity initiatives, YouthBridge-NY empowers Fellows to work hand-in-hand with other diverse teens to have a meaningful impact in their schools and communities.

About L’Oréal USA

L’Oréal USA, headquartered in New York City, with 2008 sales of over $4.5 billion and over 8,000 employees, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the L’Oréal Group, the world’s leading beauty company. In addition to corporate headquarters in New York, L’Oréal USA has Research and Development, Manufacturing and Distribution facilities across eight states in the U.S., including New Jersey, Kentucky, Arkansas, Illinois, Ohio, Colorado, South Carolina and Texas.

L’Oréal’s impressive portfolio of brands includes Lancôme, Giorgio Armani, shu uemura, Yves Saint Laurent Beauté, Biotherm, Viktor & Rolf, Diesel, Cacharel, L’Oréal Paris, Garnier, Vichy, La Roche-Posay, L’Oréal Professionnel and Kérastase. The U.S. is the base for the product development, international marketing and advertising for L’Oréal’s eleven American brands: Maybelline New York, Soft-Sheen.Carson, Kiehl’s Since 1851, Ralph Lauren, Redken 5th Avenue NYC, Matrix, Logics, Mizani, Pureology, SkinCeuticals and Dermablend.  For more information on our brands visit www.lorealusa.com.