Kering Beauté Names President and CEO of Americas

27 Apr

Updated on April 25 at 4:59 p.m. EST Kering Beauté is bullish on beauty within the Americas — and has named a recent president and chief executive officer of the market. Alexandre Choueiri, who had spent greater than twenty years at L’Oréal, will likely be taking over the newly created role of president and CEO, Kering Beauté Americas. A joint memo from Kering Beauté CEO Raffaella Cornaggia and Creed CEO Sarah Rotheram, sent Wednesday, announced the hire to retailers within the U.S. and noted Choueiri’s experience in L’Oréal’s Luxe division, most recently as global brand president of Ralph Lauren Fragrances. “During his tenure, he implemented a method of brand name elevation and a deal with retail flagships, pop-up stores and digital innovation,” the...

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25 Feb

Artemis Patrick Named President of Sephora North America

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Beauty, Featured

Sephora North America is succession planning. Artemis Patrick has been named president of the retailer, effective Oct. 2, taking up the title from Jean-André Rougeot, the present president and chief executive officer, who has revealed he'll retire next April. At the moment, Patrick, who's currently Sephora’s global chief merchandising officer, will succeed him as CEO of Sephora North America. She shall be the primary woman to guide the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton-owned retailer, which is the biggest prestige beauty player within the U.S. In her recent role, Patrick will report back to Guillaume Motte, president and CEO of Sephora’s global business. Priya Venkatesh, currently senior vp of world merchandising, will step into the worldwide chief merchant role on Oct. 2, joining Sephora’s...

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3 Feb

Armani Beauty Appoints Richard Pinabel Latest Global Brand President

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Beauty, Featured

PARIS – Richard Pinabel is Armani beauty’s recent global brand president. The chief, with 25 years of beauty experience, succeeds Véronique Gautier within the role. As previously reported, she has left the brand after having led it for 13 years. “I sincerely thank Véronique for her tremendous contribution,” Cyril Chapuy, president of L’Oréal Luxe, the licensee of Armani beauty, said in a press release. “Her leadership skills and profound understanding of the posh industry have been truly invaluable for the success of Armani beauty.” Gautier worked closely with Giorgio Armani to introduce products reminiscent of Sì, the fragrance that has long been fronted by Cate Blanchett, and reinforced Armani’s masculine scent franchises Acqua di Giò and Code. The chief further broadened Armani beauty’s makeup footprint and...

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20 Jan

Ariana Grande is the president in her latest video

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Beauty, Featured

There’s just over every week until the US presidential election, and an unexpected candidate has come forward: Ariana Grande. Within the video for her latest single, “positions”, the singer proves she has what it takes to run the country, as she steps into the highest White House position. Directed by Dave Meyers, the clip sees Grande lead meetings, sign papers within the Oval Office, and host press conferences, all while serving serious looks. The track is the lead single from her upcoming album, which is about to reach on October 30. Grande teased the record – which shall be her sixth studio album – last week, tweeting news of its imminent arrival. The week before (October 7), she told fans she would...

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