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24 Mar

La Prairie Appoints Latest CEO

PARIS — La Prairie Group has named Estelle Létang chief executive officer, effective April 1. On the prestige beauty brand, the seasoned Estée Lauder Cos. executive will report on to Patrick Rasquinet, a member of the manager board at Beiersdorf, La Prairie’s parent company.  Létang is to be based in La Prairie’s headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. She succeeds Philippe Lamy within the CEO role. La Prairie said in a press release her responsibilities will include steering its strategic direction and long-term vision. Létang is to oversee each day management of the corporate’s business operations, business priorities and infrastructure worldwide.  For the past 21 years, she has worked at Lauder, starting at Darphin in Latest York, Paris and Hong Kong. While within the latter city, the...
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25 Dec

Beiersdorf 2021 Sales Driven by Tesa, La Prairie and

PARIS — German consumer goods company Beiersdorf AG’s 2021 organic sales rose 9.7 percent to 7.63 billion euros, outpacing pre-pandemic levels of 2019. In reported terms, the Hamburg, Germany-based maker of Nivea products’ sales increased 8.6 percent, spurred by its Tesa, La Prairie and Derma businesses. Implied organic sales growth within the fourth quarter was around 2.6 percent, in keeping with Bernstein. “Beiersdorf seems to have had an OK end of the yr in organic growth…in step with consensus, but corporations reporting till now had material beats on organic growth,” wrote Bernstein analyst Bruno Monteyne in a note Tuesday. For the yr, Beiersdorf’s consolidated EBIT margin was up 10 basis points to 13 percent. The corporate’s Tesa Business Segment, producer of adhesives, posted organic growth...
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23 Sep

7 Luxury Antiaging Launches by Chanel Beauty, La Prairie

Chanel Beauty Le Lift pro Masque Uniformité courtesy Chanel Beauty Le Lift pro Masque Uniformité, $220 The third addition to Chanel’s Le Lift Pro franchise, this mask taps niacinamide, centella asiatica and honey sourced from Costa Rica to handle advanced signs of aging comparable to dark spots while boosting elasticity. Dior Beauty Prestige Le Nectar Premier Serum courtesy Dior Beauty Prestige Le Nectar Premier Serum, $800 Dior’s recent serum harnesses peptides and the brand’s signature rose harvested in Granville, Normandy, to revive skin plumpness and improve texture and radiance. Orveda Omnipotent Concentrate courtesy Orveda Omnipotent Concentrate, $460 Containing 16 actives including medicinal herb schisandra sphenantera, daisy flower extract and bio-fermented marine enzymes, this serum supports skin barrier health and luminosity. La Mer The Lifting Firming Serum courtesy La Mer The Lifting Firming...
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22 Nov

After Nearly 150 Years, HBCU Prairie View A&M Allows

Photo credit: Rena O. Productions In 1968, the nation’s first African American studies major was developed at San Francisco State University after an uproarious outcry from students and school. 54 years later, historically Black university Prairie View A&M University is following suit. In a news release, it was announced that the 146-year-old institution will offer students the choice to major or minor in African American studies starting this fall. “An element of the HBCU experience for a lot of students is a journey to self-identification, Blackness, and trying to know the Black experience higher,” said Director and Associate Professor of AAS Jeanelle Hope, Ph.D in a news release. “It [African American Studies] provides students with the language to know the world...
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