Finance Chief Magazine Top 100 Leaders 2026 | Page 23

TOP 100 | LEADERS

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Christophe Babule

Title: CFO Company: L’ Oréal Industry: Consumer Goods
Christophe Babule serves as Executive Vice President and CFO of L’ Oréal, also sitting on its Executive Committee since February 2019. Having spent his entire professional journey at the beauty giant since 1988, he previously managed financial and administrative operations throughout Italy, China, Mexico and Asia-Pacific. Christophe earned his MBA in Finance from HEC Paris.

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Claudia Cordioli

Title: CFO Company: Zurich Insurance Industry: Insurance
As Group Chief Financial Officer of Zurich Insurance Group since March 2024, Claudia Cordioli steers the global insurer’ s financial strategy and operations. Before joining Zurich, she built a two-decade career at Swiss Re, serving as Group Finance Director and Reinsurance CFO. A former KPMG consultant, Claudia holds a Business degree from the University of Verona. financechief. com 23