{"id":487431,"date":"2025-11-12T15:42:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T14:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.parispackagingweek.com\/speaker\/jacques-playe\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T15:42:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T14:42:15","slug":"jacques-playe","status":"publish","type":"guest","link":"https:\/\/www.parispackagingweek.com\/en\/speaker\/jacques-playe\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacques Playe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:283575b4-a65b-4754-9132-1d0905fd46ea-25\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-40\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\" data-mce-tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" data-mce-tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"0db41847-6a5c-408a-a2d1-e587b7d34f42\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"153\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"17\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Jacques Playe<\/strong> is an engineer and a graduate of <strong data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"80\">Arts et M\u00e9tiers ParisTech<\/strong>. He began his career at <strong data-start=\"105\" data-end=\"117\">Unilever<\/strong> and joined <strong data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"140\">L\u2019Or\u00e9al<\/strong> in <strong data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"152\">1989<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><br\/><\/div><div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\"><div class=\"text-center\"><br\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><br data-mce-bogus=\"1\"\/><\/div><\/p>\n\n<p>Jacques has held various strategic positions within New Product Development, Packaging, Manufacturing, IT, Digital, and Research &amp; Innovation, notably serving as Plant Director and CIO for Operations.<\/p>\n\n<p><p>Today, he serves as <strong data-start=\"20\" data-end=\"73\">Vice President of Packaging &amp; Product Development<\/strong> for the <strong data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"99\">L\u2019Or\u00e9al Group<\/strong>, leading a community of <strong data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"148\">over 1,000 engineers<\/strong> across <strong data-start=\"156\" data-end=\"176\">five global hubs<\/strong>. Their role is to <strong data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"226\">design, create, and develop<\/strong> the most <strong data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"293\">high-performing, innovative, and responsible products<\/strong>, combining the company\u2019s <strong data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"343\">scientific expertise<\/strong> with cutting-edge <strong data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"378\">technologies<\/strong>.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jacques Playe is an engineer and a graduate of Arts et M\u00e9tiers ParisTech. He began his career at Unilever and joined L\u2019Or\u00e9al in 1989. Jacques has held various strategic positions within New Product Development, Packaging, Manufacturing, IT, Digital, and Research &amp; Innovation, notably serving as Plant Director and CIO for Operations. 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