Out at L’Oréal Revamps Benefits, Guides Brands

When Patrick Kullenberg’s daughter was born, he only got nine days of leave. “When you come home with a little baby, nine days is not very much,” Kullenberg, the chief executive officer of It Cosmetics and a 24-year L’Oréal veteran said. “I have a family, a husband, two kids,” Kullenberg said. “I’ve had the experience of being in the closet at a company for four years before I felt comfortable to come out and be myself. And I went through the process of thinking about having a family, starting a family and seeing what that meant in a large corporation.” Nine years ago, when Kullenberg’s daughter was born, what that meant was nine days of paternity leave. But things have changed since then, in part due to the work of an internal think tank called Out at L’Oréal. When Kullenberg moved to the U.S. for the It Cosmetics job, he became the group’s executive sponsor. The goal, he said, is “to try to drive change and progress from the inside out.” Quickly, the group, which started out with just 12 members, tackled the parental leave issue. Instead of two weeks, leave is now eight weeks, Kullenberg said. The group also worked to expand other benefits,

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