Olivier Bottrie, Estée Lauder’s President, Travel Retail Worldwide and Co-Founder of the non-profit organisation, Hand in Hand for Haiti, has been appointed to the French National Order of Merit, after being nominated by Laurent Fabius, French Minister of Foreign affairs.
Bottrie was recognised for his philanthropic work following the earthquake in Haiti in 2010. Shortly after this, he initiated and led the establishment of a non-profit free school, Lycée Jean Baptiste Point du Sable