Former L’Oreal CMO Hugh Pile on his decision not to return from sabbatical

“It was a very hard decision, but at the same time a very easy decision,” says Hugh Pile, of his decision not to return to L’Oréal after his sabbatical and instead take on a permanent role at his family business, Blue Skies Holding.
It might also seem like a strange decision. Pile was, most recently, the CMO for Western Europe at L’Oréal, responsible for multimillion pound budgets, a huge marketing team and the strategy for brands recognised around the world