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NEST New York, a leading fragrance lifestyle brand, has announced the appointment of Edgar Huber as Chief Executive Officer. Huber brings to NEST more than 30 years of executive leadership experience at several leading consumer products companies managing some of the most recognizable brand names in global apparel, beauty, and lifestyle.

Huber most recently served as Global Chief Commercial Officer of Consumer Beauty, Luxury, and Professional Beauty Products at Coty, Inc., and, prior to that, as President of Coty Luxury, during which time the company became the worldwide leader in prestige fragrances. Before joining Coty, Huber served as President and CEO of the iconic American lifestyle brand Lands’ End from 2011 to 2015. Beginning in 1992, he worked at L’Oréal for more than 15 years in various brand and market leadership positions managing a portfolio of global beauty brands that included Lancôme, Kiehl’s Since 1851, YSL Beauty, Giorgio Armani Cosmetics, Ralph Lauren Fragrances, and Viktor & Rolf. Huber started his career at Mars, Inc.

“I am very excited to join NEST New York and partner with its Founder Laura Slaktin, the talented NEST team, and lead investor groups North Castle Partners and Eurazeo to expand this beautiful brand to its full global potential,” said Edgar Huber. “As a longtime admirer and customer of the brand, I have had my eye on it for many years. NEST has become a deeply beloved, sought-after brand that is uniquely positioned in the fragrance market to attract and delight new customers all over the world.”

“To say that I feel privileged and honored to welcome Edgar Huber as NEST’s next CEO is a broad understatement,” said Laura Slatkin, Founder and Executive Chairman of NEST New York. “Edgar is a strategic and highly respected business leader whose impressive experience, global gravitas, and proven track record will surely put NEST on the fast track to achieving our ambitious growth plan. I am very much looking forward to partnering closely with Edgar as we embark on this journey together.”

Huber succeeds Maria Dempsey who served as CEO of NEST since January 2019 and departs the company for a new opportunity. Commenting on Dempsey’s tenure as CEO, Slatkin said, “I am very grateful to have had the experience of working with Maria Dempsey. Under her leadership, company revenues more than doubled and NEST became a stronger, more profitable brand with an enviable company culture in which our employees feel supported, appreciated, and inspired. I wish her all the best in her future endeavors.”

“We are thrilled to partner with Edgar who brings his extraordinary experience and capabilities to the NEST organization as we execute on a shared vision to grow the brand into an international fragrance powerhouse,” said Hemanshu Patel, Partner at North Castle Partners. “He is highly regarded as a values-based leader who we believe complements Laura and the existing team extremely well.”

Huber is a Senior Advisor at Blackstone Group and a Board Director at Supergoop! He earned a Master of Business Administration from Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Vienna, Austria, and holds management-related certificates from the HEC Paris International Management Program, the INSEAD and CEDEP General Management Program, and the Senior Leadership Program at Harvard Business School. Huber lives in the New York City area with his wife and daughter.

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Currently President of L’Oréal Professional Products Division in North America, a major growth engine, David Greenberg has spent more than 28 years at L’Oréal in leadership roles across markets, divisions, brands and functions. David most recently spearheaded the acceleration and business model transformation of the Professional Products Division in North America. Under his 5-year tenure, David oversaw the growth of SalonCentric, accelerated the growth of the business in new channels, and modernized the professional products business into a digital, omnichannel one.

David is a veteran and trusted advocate of the North American beauty industry. He serves on the Board of the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC), the nation’s leading industry trade association, and on the Industry Advisory Board of the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) School of Graduate Studies in Cosmetics & Fragrance Marketing & Management.

Prior to his current role, David served as President of Maybelline, Garnier and Essie within L’Oréal USA’s Consumer Products Division for 8 years and directed marketing for the L’Oréal Paris brand for another 6 years.

Over his career, David has also been involved in the identification, integration and global expansion of many of L’Oréal’s American brand acquisitions, including Pulp Riot, NYX Professional Makeup, Essie and Matrix. Known for his ability to build highly engaged teams and develop people, David took on the transformation and professionalization of the HR function as Chief Human Resources Officer in 2005 under then-L’Oréal USA CEOs Jean-Paul Agon and Laurent Attal. David spent 4 successful years at L’Oréal Mexico as head of the Consumer Products Division.

Commenting on David’s appointment, Nicolas Hieronimus, CEO of L’Oréal, stated: “I have known David for many years. David is one of the architects of L’Oréal’s rise to become the market leader in the US, and he still leads with the same entrepreneurial, innovative and competitive mindset. He is a successful team builder. I am very proud to name the first American to head the North America Zone and to join our Groupe’s Executive Committee. North America Zone is one of our biggest engines of growth and David is the right person to take our team and business to new heights.”

David succeeds Stéphane Rinderknech who after a long, very successful and diverse international career in Japan, South Korea and China, was appointed CEO of L’Oréal USA and President of North American Zone in 2019.

Nicolas Hieronimus added: “I take the opportunity to warmly thank Stéphane for his significant contributions to L’Oréal during the last 20 years, notably in China and lately in the USA, where he leaves a very strong team that will continue to drive our success in North America.”

This appointment is effective immediately.

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Jérôme Bruhat’s arrival in the General Management team is the result of a selection process carried out in 2021. It comes in the framework of the dissociation of the functions of its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Philippe Maubert, which will take effect following the General Assembly in June 2022. At that time, Philippe Maubert will assume the role of non-executive Chairman of the group and Jérôme Bruhat that of Chief Executive Officer.

Jérôme Bruhat joins the Robertet Group after more than 3 decades with the L’Oréal Group. Aged 54, he has been President of the L’Oréal Group in Japan since 2015. There, he developed the business of the various divisions, the Innovation and Industry activities, and made acquisition of a local company. He began his career in 1991 in the Public Products division in France as Product Manager, before moving on to General Management positions in Belgium, Germany, Japan and the United States. Among other positions, he was Global Brand Director of Maybelline New York and President of L’Oréal Germany.

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Counter Brands, LLC – parent company of Beautycounter, the leader in clean beauty – has announced that Marc Rey has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective February 1, 2022.  Founder Gregg Renfrew, will serve as the company’s Executive Chair and Chief Brand Officer. In partnership with Renfrew, Rey will focus on operationalizing Beautycounter’s mission to lead and define the future of the global beauty industry, further accelerating its strategic initiatives by increasing brand awareness as well as bolstering the company’s innovative, integrated, omnichannel business model.

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CHANEL has announced that Alain Wertheimer will move to the role of Global Executive Chairman of CHANEL and Leena Nair will assume the role of Global Chief Executive Officer based in London, UK.

Leena Nair, Global CEO, CHANEL

This new partnership at the helm of the company, appointed by The Board of Chanel Limited (UK), will further ensure long-term success as a private company, believing in the freedom of creation, cultivating human potential and acting to have a positive impact in the world.

With a 30-year career at Unilever, the global consumer goods company, Leena Nair has served as the company’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and a member of the company’s Executive Committee since 2016. Leena Nair has built a global reputation for progressive and human-centred leadership, delivering significant business impact. She is responsible for over 150,000 employees across more than 100 countries globally.

Leena Nair is highly respected as a visionary leader whose ability to champion a long-term, purpose- driven agenda is matched with a consistently strong record of business outcomes. Leena is also a non- executive member of British Telecom, a member of the Board of the Leverhulme Trust, and was a non- executive Director on the UK Government’s Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy department. Leena Nair will begin her new role at the end of January next year.

 

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Coty has appointed Sue Y. Nabi as Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2020. Peter Harf will be elevated to the role of Executive Chairman and will work closely with Nabi to lead Coty’s transformation.

Anna von Bayern

The company also announced that it is strengthening its Executive Committee with the addition of Princess Anna of Bavaria, who is joining the company as Coty’s Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, and Kristin Blazewicz, Coty’s Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel.

Peter Harf, Coty’s founder and Executive Chairman, said: “There is no better person to run our company than Sue. She knows and loves the business and is a true-blooded entrepreneur, having created the visionary Orveda line that shows us where the modern consumer is headed.”

Princess Anna of Bavaria, known as Anna von Bayern, is a journalist, moderator and bestselling author. She started and anchored the first political talk show at BILD, Germany’s most widely followed media brand. She is highly regarded by her peers in the press and brings a unique understanding of both the beauty industry and the communications landscape to her new role.

“I am thrilled to be a part of this next generation of leadership at Coty, guiding the team through a time of fundamental change,” said von Bayern of her new position.

Kristin Blazewicz

Kristin Blazewicz joined Coty in March 2020 after having advanced through the ranks of the legal affairs team at Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. She brings a wealth of senior experience essential to Coty’s business to her role. Kristin has lived and worked in her native United States, the Netherlands and China, which has provided her with a truly global perspective for her work at Coty.

Strategic Leadership Team

Peter Harf is Executive Chairman of Coty.

Effective September 1, 2020, the Executive Committee will comprise five members:

• Sue Y. Nabi, Chief Executive Officer
• Anna von Bayern, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
• Kristin Blazewicz, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
• Pierre-André Terisse, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
• Gordon von Bretten, Chief Transformation Officer

Coty announced its partnership with KKR in June 2020 and continues to drive the transformation. Important next priorities for the newly expanded Executive Committee will be to oversee the realignment of Coty’s strategy, as well as the creation of a new company culture.

Nabi, a recognized global innovator and beauty industry entrepreneur, is the founder and CEO of the new-age luxury skincare line, Orveda. Previously, she served as Worldwide President of both L’Oréal, and Lancôme, during her 20-year tenure at L’Oréal.

Harf commented: “Sue is renowned as a visionary and ongoing game-changer whose outstanding creativity is celebrated in the beauty industry. I am proud that she now wants to bring her unique sense of inspiration to Coty.”

“Peter and Coty’s leadership have laid the groundwork to revitalize an iconic beauty business,” said Nabi. “I’ve been following their progress avidly and am inspired and energized by the opportunity to proudly lead the global Coty team into the future as we build the new, more modern Coty.”

After having championed the diversity of beauty and beauty marketing in L’Oréal where Nabi helped boost the growth of its makeup brands, she was then named the youngest President in the company’s history. She followed that success with her revival of Lancôme including breakthrough product and brand successes which resulted in double-digit growth in makeup and skincare.

Nabi also introduced revolutionary campaigns for cosmetics and skincare appealing to a wider, more global demographic. A facility to build and manage diverse, multi-functional global teams was a hallmark of Nabi’s success. She resigned from L’Oréal in 2013 and began a new life in London. A shift in lifestyle and a personal health journey inspired the launch, along with co-founder Nicholas Vu in 2017, of the breakthrough clean, vegan, ultra-luxury skincare brand, Orveda.

As CEO, Nabi will spend considerable time in Coty’s global business offices in Amsterdam, London, New York and Paris.

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“For more than a century, our industry has provided significant well-being and economic value to society,” said PCPC President and CEO Lezlee Westine as she welcomed attendees. “Together, with the millions of consumers worldwide who trust and depend on our products every day, we look forward to a shared future grounded in safety, quality, and innovation.”

Said future, however, is bound to include challenges, Westine acknowledged. In collaboration with the featured speakers, PCPC facilitated insightful conversations about the business strategies, policy changes, and guiding principles that will enable its member companies to overcome obstacles and join together in the pursuit of Creating a More Beautiful World, the theme of this year’s meeting.

The program included discussion surrounding the following topics: “How Artificial Intelligence Will Change the Way We Live and Think,” “Future Proofing our Business: Microforces, Challenges & Opportunities,” “Leadership Perspectives on Sustainability Value Creation and Growth,” “Transforming your brand in the new age of wellness-driven marketing: Pinterest and the wellness megatrend,” “The Role of Influence in the Consumer Decision Journey,” and “Environmentally Responsible Packaging in Corporate Sustainability Initiatives.”

New to this year’s Annual Meeting were four workshops, which offered a comprehensive assessment of the following subjects in a smaller, more intimate setting: “An International Standard for Natural and Organic Cosmetics,” “What’s Happening with Brexit?,” “Cannabis & Cosmetics,” and “Chinese Regulatory & Trade Update.”

Also unveiled at this year’s meeting was PCPC’s forward-thinking sustainability initiative, which will be given significant weight in the upcoming year. The objectives of the program are as follows:

• To advance member company sustainability practice and know-how;
•  To expand and enhance the industry’s robust sustainability narrative;
• And, to provide a strategic framework and focus for PCPC action, resources, and committee work.

“Our world is changing fast, and there are daunting social and environmental global challenges that can’t be solved, by one just institution or company,” said Westine. “By working with each other and with like-minded organizations, our industry has the opportunity to play an important role in creating a more beautiful future.”

“We don’t have to choose between public health and the environment. We can protect both,” George Calvert added, who was elected to serve as the Board of Directors’ Chair for the second consecutive year.

The Board of Directors, as elected in its entirety at the Annual Meeting, is as follows:

Chairman:  George Calvert, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Amway

Vice Chairs: Esi Bracey, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer NA Beauty and Personal Care, Unilever

                      David Greenberg, Group President of Professional Products Division North America, L’Oréal

                      Alex Keith, CEO, P&G Beauty

                      Jeff Smith, Global Chief Transformation Officer, Johnson & Johnson

Secretary: Andrew Stanleick, Senior Vice President, Consumer Beauty Division, Coty

Treasurer: David Holl, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mary Kay Inc.

“We have a very bright future ahead,” said Calvert. “We carry a legacy of creativity, innovation, passion, responsibility, and entrepreneurship. We exhibit these traits every day through the thousands of new formulas, products, and patents we create and file every year, and the loyalty of the families who use and trust our products.”

To learn more about 2019 Annual Meeting, visit  www.personalcarecouncil.org

For Annual Meeting updates on Twitter @PCPC_News and #PCPC125.

For more information about cosmetics and personal care products, visit www.CosmeticsInfo.org

Based in Washington, D.C., the Personal Care Products Council is the leading national trade association representing the global cosmetic and personal care products industry. Founded in 1894, PCPC’s 600 member companies manufacture, distribute, and supply the vast majority of finished personal care products marketed in the U.S. As the makers of a diverse range of products millions of consumers rely on every day, from sunscreens, toothpaste and shampoo to moisturizer, lipstick and fragrance, personal care products companies are global leaders committed to product safety, quality and innovation.

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