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22 May

Audemars Piguet Names Beauty Executive Ilaria Resta as Latest CEO

Audemars Piguet Names Beauty Executive Ilaria Resta as Latest CEO
PARIS — Audemars Piguet has appointed a veteran beauty executive its latest chief executive officer. Ilaria Resta will probably be joining the Swiss watchmaker from Swiss fragrance and flavors supplier DSM-Firmenich, succeeding longtime CEO François-Henry Bennahmias, who said last yr that he planned to depart the corporate by the top of 2023 after almost 30 years. Resta is about to affix Audemars Piguet in August and can officially tackle the role of CEO on Jan. 1, following a transition period, the watchmaker said in a press release Monday. Bennahmias will remain on board until the top of the yr to make sure a “seamless and orderly” handover, it added. The corporate said Resta, a Swiss-Italian national who lives near Geneva, was recruited after...
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18 May

The CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Names Finalists; Beyoncé Teases Beauty Brand

The CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Names Finalists; Beyoncé Teases Beauty Brand
IN IT TO WIN IT: A fresh batch of aspiring designers are within the running for one among fashion’s more coveted prizes. The Council of Fashion Designers of America and Vogue have announced this yr’s contenders for the 2023 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. The winner will receive $300,000 and two runners-up will go home with $100,000 each. The aim for all is to realize the constructing blocks which are crucial to create a viable and long-lasting business. The finalists this time around are: Angelo Fabricio Urrutia of 4SDesigns, Colin LoCascio, Rachel Scott of Diotima, Kim Shui, Kozaburo Akasaka of Kozaburo, Melitta Baumeister, Sami Miro of Sami Miro Vintage, Fletcher Kasell and Tanner Richie of Tanner Fletcher, Everard Best and Téla D’Amore of Who Decides War, and Henry Zankov of Zankov.  The CFDA’s chairman...
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9 May

Alex Mill Names a Latest CEO, Mickey Drexler Stays Chairman

Alex Mill Names a Latest CEO, Mickey Drexler Stays Chairman
Alex Mill, the Latest York-based women’s and men’s fashion brand founded by Alex Drexler in 2013, has appointed Roxanne Stahl O’Hara chief executive officer, WWD has learned.  O’Hara will assume her recent role on Monday. Mickey Drexler, who did function CEO, continues as chairman of the corporate, working side-by-side along with his son Alex and shortly with O’Hara as well. Asked how the responsibilities of the team are divided up with the addition of O’Hara, Drexler said, “It’s very very like a partnership here. Roxanne is quality.” He added that one area where she might be heavily involved might be merchandising. “She might be helping me,” Drexler said. “She’s very smart.” Drexler also identified that O’Hara has a robust track record in the style...
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3 May

Sephora U.S. Names Zena Srivatsa Arnold Chief Marketing Officer

Sephora U.S. Names Zena Srivatsa Arnold Chief Marketing Officer
Zena Srivatsa Arnold has been named chief marketing officer of Sephora U.S. She most recently served as senior vp, carbonated soft drinks at PepsiCo. Before that, she held senior marketing and management positions at Kimberly-Clark, Google, Kellogg Company and Proctor & Gamble. Sephora Americas president and chief executive officer Jean-André Rougeot noted in a memo seen by WWD that “with a knack for disruption, Zena brings extensive experience in not only constructing and growing brands, but driving initiatives that reach clients digitally. She brings that rare experience of each traditional consumer marketing and performance marketing.” Her appointment will take effect early summer, and follows a period of worldwide C-suite reshuffles at Sephora. Srivatsa Arnold’s predecessor, Deborah Yeh, transitioned solely to global chief purpose officer...
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