Estée Lauder’s Thia Breen to retire
Thia Breen, group president, North America at Estée Lauder Companies (ELC), is to retire. She will be...April 11, 2017
Firmenich names new head of fine fragrance
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Firmenich has named Jerry Vittoria head of fine fragrance worldwide. He replaces...April 5, 2017
Arden signs up Reese Witherspoon
Elizabeth Arden has signed actress Reese Witherspoon to represent the brand. Arden describes Witherspoon’s role as a...March 30, 2017
Revlon names new head of travel retail
Revlon has named Stéphane Bonnet as its new general manager of global travel retail. The news follows...March 28, 2017
Henkel names Rahmyn Kress chief digital officer
German group Henkel has appointed Rahmyn Kress chief digital officer. The appointment is part of Henkel’s strategy...March 23, 2017
Eurofragance names gm Mexico, Central America and Caribbean
Fragrance creation company Eurofragance has appointed Andrés Pagés general manager for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean....March 22, 2017
Natura announces new structure
Brazilian cosmetics company Natura has unveiled a new structure to create distinct business units for each sales...March 21, 2017
MAC appoints new global creative director
Estée Lauder Companies (ELC)-owned MAC has appointed Toni Lakis senior vice president, global creative director, effective March...March 15, 2017
Revlon appoints new Elizabeth Arden president
Revlon has appointed Serge Jureidini president Elizabeth Arden & Fragrances. He will report directly to Revlon president...March 14, 2017
L’Oréal Luxe appoints Chapuy to newly created role
L’Oréal has appointed Cyril Chapuy to the newly created position of deputy general manager L’Oréal Luxe, in...March 13, 2017
Coty names new president for consumer division
US-based Coty has appointed Laurent Kleitman president Coty Consumer Beauty, effective May 15, 2017. Kleitman will replace...March 7, 2017
Symrise makes two fine fragrance appointments
German flavor and fragrance company Symrise has appointed Véronique Ferval vice president global creation fine fragrance, effective...March 6, 2017
Manor names Stéphane Maquaire ceo
Switzerland-based department-store group Manor has named Stéphane Maquaire ceo, effective January 16, 2017. Maquaire joins Manor from...January 16, 2017
Shiseido appoints new general manager of Laura Mercier
Shiseido Americas has appointed Alexandra Papazian general manager of make-up and skincare brand Laura Mercier, effective March...January 16, 2017
Revlon names Gwen Stefani global brand ambassador
US-based Revlon has named American singer and fashion designer Gwen Stefani as its new global brand ambassador....January 16, 2017
Chanel appoints Menarguez evp fragrance and beauty in US
Chanel has appointed Barbara Menarguez executive vice president fragrance and beauty of its US arm, Chanel Inc,...January 16, 2017
LVMH appoints Dembinski retail director for beauty
LVMH has appointed Stefan Dembinski as retail development director perfumes and cosmetics. In this role, he...January 16, 2017
Nordstrom appoints chief innovation officer
US-based retailer Nordstrom has appointed Geevy Thomas to the newly created position of chief innovation officer. ...January 16, 2017
Bobbi Brown steps down from Bobbi Brown Cosmetics
Bobbi Brown, the founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics (Estée Lauder Companies), will step down from the brand...December 20, 2016
Symrise extends ceo Heinz-Jürgen Bertram’s contract five more years
German flavor and fragrance company Symrise has renewed ceo Heinz-Jürgen Bertram’s contract ahead of schedule for a...December 15, 2016
Yves Saint Laurent Beauty names Staz Lindes make-up ambassador
Photo credit: Clara Balzary Yves Saint Laurent Beauty has named model, guitarist and photographer Staz Lindes as...December 6, 2016
ELC appoints new Aveda svp, gm for North America
Estée Lauder Companies has appointed Barbara De Laere senior vice president, general manager, Aveda North America. ...December 2, 2016
AptarGroup names new ceo
Packaging specialist AptarGroup has named Stephan Tanda president and ceo. Tanda, who is currently executive managing...November 23, 2016
Mane appoints new sales manager fine fragrance
Flavor and fragrance company Mane has appointed Susan Klop sales manager fine fragrance, based in France. ...November 21, 2016
Alkos Group names Philippe Pavageau general manager
France-based private-label manufacturer Alkos Group has named Philippe Pavageau general manager. Pavageau will work with Dominique...November 8, 2016
Dr Hauschka names new ceo
Natural beauty brand Dr Hauschka’s North American operation has appointed Martina Joseph ceo. Joseph was most recently...November 3, 2016
Natura names new ceo
Brazilian cosmetics company Natura has named João Paulo Brotto Gonçalves Ferreira as ceo. He joined the company...October 26, 2016
Shiseido Americas taps LVMH executive to head up Beauty Prestige Group
Shiseido Americas Corporation has appointed Jean-Marc Plisson as president of its newly created Beauty Prestige Group. ...October 14, 2016
IFRA UK appoints CPL Aromas coo as new chairman
Fragrance trade association IFRA UK has appointed Nick Pickthall as chairman. Pickthall is chief operating officer at...October 13, 2016
New Avon appoints president of Health & Wellness
Beauty company New Avon LLC has appointed Anjana Srivastava president of health and wellness in the US....October 13, 2016