Company Taps Top Talent to Lead Aveda, Bobbi
Brown, La Mer and Bumble and bumble
Today The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) announced global
leadership updates for the following brands: Aveda, Bobbi Brown, La
Mer and Bumble and bumble. These brands are part of the portfolio
led by Jane Hertzmark Hudis, Group President. The following changes
are effective July 1, 2017:
- Dominique Conseil, Global Brand
President, Aveda, has announced plans to retire. Succeeding Mr.
Conseil is Barbara De Laere, who has been appointed Senior Vice
President, Global General Manager, Aveda. Ms. De Laere will
report to Jane Hertzmark Hudis, and she will join the Executive
Leadership Team.
- Peter Lichtenthal, Global Brand
President, Bobbi Brown and Bumble and bumble, has announced plans
to retire in January 2018. In addition to ensuring a smooth
transition of his brands, he will also support Jane Hertzmark Hudis
on special assignments until his eventual retirement. Succeeding
Mr. Lichtenthal at Bumble and bumble is Zach Rieken who will
continue as Senior Vice President, Global General Manager, Bumble
and bumble. Mr. Rieken will report to Jane Hertzmark
Hudis.
- Sandra Main will add Bobbi Brown to
her portfolio as Global Brand President, Bobbi Brown and La
Mer. She will continue to report to Jane Hertzmark Hudis.
- Justin Boxford has been appointed
Senior Vice President, Global General Manager, La Mer, reporting to
Sandra Main. He will also join the Executive Leadership
Team.
“Dominique’s and Peter’s excellent leadership has helped shape
some of our most beloved prestige beauty brands. As we honor their
amazing careers, I’m also proud of the strong foundation they’ve
built for their successors to achieve the next wave of growth,”
said Jane Hertzmark Hudis. “We’ve always been a company of
brand-builders and the home for the best industry talent. Barbara,
Sandra and Justin each have highly unique business expertise and
leadership skills that will further accelerate their brands’ growth
potential in today’s dynamic prestige beauty landscape.”
“Today’s announcement reflects the Company’s thoughtful
succession planning philosophy,” said Fabrizio Freda, President and
Chief Executive Officer. “We are focused on leveraging the diverse
strengths, experiences and perspectives of our leaders to further
grow our brands and our business. The success of our people is a
cornerstone of our long-term strategy.”
Dominique Conseil, Global Brand President, Aveda, to
retire
After a successful career spanning more than 25 years in the
beauty industry, Dominique Conseil, Global Brand President, Aveda,
has announced plans to retire. Mr. Conseil joined the Company in
2000 and was the first executive to assume the role of Global Brand
President, Aveda. At the helm of Aveda, Mr. Conseil championed the
brand’s strong values and longstanding commitment to
socio-environmental responsibility, and led the brand to achieve
significant global growth. Under Mr. Conseil, Aveda became an
industry leader in the development of environmentally responsible
packaging, and was the first beauty company to achieve carbon
balance in its in-house manufacturing, headquarters and retail
operations. During his tenure, Aveda also launched some of its
bestselling product lines including Damage Remedy, Smooth Infusion
and Invati Solutions for Thinning Hair. Adopting an international
mindset, Mr. Conseil helped Aveda expand its presence globally and
was instrumental in launching the brand and its core mission into
multiple leading hair care markets including Japan, France, and the
Middle East. The introduction of Aveda in Japan helped
revolutionize the professional salon industry in the market and
inspired Aveda’s evolution into a high performance botanical hair
brand. Today, with its strong mission at the center of the brand,
Aveda has a presence in more than 30 countries globally.
Barbara De Laere appointed Senior Vice President, Global
General Manager, Aveda
Barbara De Laere joined the Company in 2016 as Senior Vice
President/General Manager, North America, Aveda, with oversight for
the brand’s go-to-market business, digital marketing and retail
channel evolution. Ms. De Laere is a disruptive strategic leader
who will continue to leverage her expertise in the hair care
category, and her strong proficiencies in digital, social and
channel mix, to further enhance the reach and impact of Aveda
globally. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. De Laere developed her
deep hair care and skin care category expertise at L’Oréal, where
she held senior international leadership roles in the Professional
Products Division for more than 15 years. During that time, her
responsibilities included driving revenue growth, brand building
and portfolio integration for multiple brands across the U.S.,
Western Europe and Asia/Pacific. Ms. De Laere’s outstanding
category knowledge, professional salon channel expertise and global
leadership experience make her uniquely suited to lead Aveda into
its next phase of growth. A successor for her current role will be
announced at a later date.
Peter Lichtenthal, Global Brand President, Bobbi Brown and
Bumble and bumble, announces plans to retire
After a distinguished career leading some of prestige beauty’s
most celebrated brands for nearly 30 years, Peter Lichtenthal has
announced his decision to retire in January 2018. While ensuring a
smooth transition of Bobbi Brown and Bumble and bumble, he will
also support special assignments for Jane Hertzmark Hudis. Mr.
Lichtenthal’s career has touched every category with numerous
leadership roles across the Company’s brand portfolio, including as
Global Brand President, Bumble and bumble, where he reinvigorated
its professional salon channel and expanded the brand into new
high-growth channels, such as Sephora, to drive sales and cultivate
brand appeal. In 2015 Mr. Lichtenthal’s responsibilities were
expanded to include Bobbi Brown, where he oversaw key product
launches such as Luxe Lipstick and Skin Foundation. Mr. Lichtenthal
joined the Company in 1989 and has held senior leadership roles for
Estée Lauder, M·A·C and Smashbox. While at Estée Lauder, he played
a key role in some of the brand’s most significant product launches
including the iconic fragrance pleasures. In addition, Mr.
Lichtenthal has been a driving force to enrich the culture of his
brands and the enterprise, most recently acting as co-sponsor of
the Company’s LGBTQA employee resource group.
Sandra Main, Global Brand President, La Mer, to expand brand
leadership with Bobbi Brown
Sandra Main’s impressive career trajectory has helped fuel the
outstanding success of some of the Company’s most coveted brands
since she joined the Company more than 20 years ago. Since Ms. Main
took the helm of La Mer in 2009, the brand has experienced
significant global growth and tripled net sales to become one of
the most successful luxury skin care brands in the world. Ms.
Main’s remarkable leadership capabilities, consumer marketing
acumen, commercial expertise and executional excellence have been
integral in La Mer’s evolution from one iconic product into a
must-have luxury skin care brand sought after by consumers and
tastemakers globally. She possesses exceptional knowledge of the
Asian consumer, and has accelerated La Mer’s presence in key luxury
skin care markets in Asia/Pacific and across the travel corridors
of Asian consumers. Additionally, leveraging her significant
multi-category experience, Ms. Main led the launch of Skincolor de
La Mer, the brand’s first foray into makeup, accelerating the
brand’s growth and expanding it into new categories. In addition to
strengthening La Mer’s innovation funnel and attracting new
consumers with a diversified skin care portfolio, Ms. Main’s
visionary approach to consumer engagement has fueled the brand’s
leadership in the social/digital luxury space. Previously, Ms. Main
led Bobbi Brown’s international business and global education for
three years, gaining experience that will further support her
leadership of the brand. Ms. Main’s unparalleled leadership skills
and consumer marketing expertise make her ideally suited to drive
Bobbi Brown to achieve its next chapter of growth.
Justin Boxford appointed Senior Vice President, Global
General Manager, La Mer
Since joining the Company in 2004, Justin Boxford has held
positions in luxury beauty brands around the world and across
multiple channels, most recently as Senior Vice President/General
Manager, International, Estée Lauder and TOM FORD BEAUTY. Mr.
Boxford has been a driving force to advance the Estée Lauder
brand’s digital and omnichannel strategies internationally, helping
Estée Lauder achieve its position as the top skin care brand in the
world. Contributing to this success is his strong leadership in
local relevance which strengthened Estée Lauder’s appeal with
Chinese consumers in their home market, travel retail and in key
markets around the globe. Additionally, Mr. Boxford’s leadership
was instrumental in the successful launch of TOM FORD BEAUTY
internationally and delivering sustained growth outside the U.S.
Prior to his current role, Mr. Boxford led Estée Lauder and TOM
FORD BEAUTY in Asia/Pacific. One of his most significant
achievements included the expansion of TOM FORD BEAUTY across
Asia/Pacific, as well as its successful launch in China.
Previously, Mr. Boxford served as Vice President, Estée Lauder,
Travel Retail, and is credited with significantly growing sales
ahead of other prestige beauty brands in the channel. In taking on
this new role, Mr. Boxford will draw upon his extensive luxury
beauty experience in skin care and makeup to further drive the
brand’s global success. A successor for his current role will be
announced at a later date.
About The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading
manufacturers and marketers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance
and hair care products. The Company’s products are sold in over 150
countries and territories under brand names including: Estée
Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Prescriptives, Lab Series, Origins, Tommy
Hilfiger, M·A·C, Kiton, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, Donna Karan New York,
DKNY, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Michael Kors,
Darphin, Tom Ford, Smashbox, Ermenegildo Zegna, AERIN, Marni, Tory
Burch, RODIN olio lusso, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric
Malle, GLAMGLOW, By Kilian, BECCA and Too Faced.
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