Parfums Christian Dior/LVMH Beauty
Parfums Christian Dior and the LVMH Beauty Division, both part of the LVMH Group, have appointed Sophie Gilg as General Counsel.
In her new role, Sophie Gilg will oversee legal, ethics and compliance strategy, reporting directly to Véronique Courtois, President and Chief Executive Officer of the LVMH Beauty Division.
For the past four years, Sophie Gilg served as Legal Director under the General Counsel of Parfums Christian Dior and was also a member of the company’s management committee. She joined LVMH’s legal department in 2004 and held successive Legal Director roles at Hublot, Zenith and TAG Heuer between 2006 and 2021.
Coty
International fragrance and beauty group Coty has announced two executive appointments:
- Vanessa Kidd as Executive Vice President, Lifestyle Scenting Global Brands and New Product Development
- Kara Langan as General Manager, Consumer Beauty U.S., effective October 13.
Above: Vanessa Kidd, Kara Langan
In her new role, Vanessa Kidd will lead Coty’s global Lifestyle Scenting business within its Consumer Beauty division, playing a central role in advancing the company’s “Future of Scenting” strategy. She will report to Gordon von Bretten, President of Consumer Beauty at Coty.
Vanessa Kidd brings more than 25 years of experience in fragrance, make-up and personal care. Before joining Coty, she was Chief Executive Officer of the Global Lifestyle division at Give Back Beauty. She previously held executive roles at Revlon and Elizabeth Arden, having begun her career at Colgate-Palmolive.
Based in New York, Kara Langan will take full responsibility for Coty’s Consumer Beauty business in the U.S., overseeing commercial strategy, product innovation and performance across the brand portfolio. She will report to Amaury De Vallois, Executive Vice President of UUCAN, with a dotted-line reporting relationship to Gordon von Bretten.
Kara Langan has more than 20 years of experience managing leading consumer brands across fragrance, make-up, skincare, haircare and personal care. Most recently, she served as Chief Marketing Officer of Face and Skincare at independent personal care company Evermark.
Previously, she held several senior leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson Consumer, including Global President of Vogue International, the haircare business behind OGX. Earlier in her career, she held management positions at Elizabeth Arden and Revlon.
Bobbi Brown
Bobbi Brown, a brand owned by U.S. beauty group The Estée Lauder Companies, has appointed Gaétane Baudry as Senior Vice President and Global General Manager.
In her new role, Gaétane Baudry will lead Bobbi Brown’s global strategy, strengthen its distinctive brand equity, advance product innovation and creative development, and deepen consumer engagement. Based in New York, she will report to Lisa Sequino, Global President, Makeup Brands.
Gaétane Baudry was previously Global Brand President of Shu Uemura at L’Oréal Luxe. Earlier in her career, she held several senior leadership roles at Giorgio Armani Beauty, Helena Rubinstein and Lancôme.
The Estée Lauder Companies
Meridith Webster, Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer at U.S. beauty group The Estée Lauder Companies, has left the company.
Meridith Webster joined The Estée Lauder Companies in 2021 as its first Executive Vice President of Global Communications and Public Affairs.
Before joining The Estée Lauder Companies, Meridith Webster served at the White House as Special Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the Domestic Policy Council. During the Obama administration, she served as Senior Advisor to two successive White House Chiefs of Staff, Rahm Emanuel and Pete Rouse. Earlier in her career, she worked in the Clinton administration and at the U.S. Department of State.
Before joining the Biden administration, Meridith Webster was the first Chief Communications Officer at media group Vox Media, overseeing strategic communications and media relations. She also held several roles at Bloomberg and Bloomberg Philanthropies, including Global Head of Public Affairs.
Scent Beauty
Fragrance platform Scent Beauty has appointed Yoana Land as Chief Financial Officer.
In her new role, Yoana Land will oversee Scent Beauty’s financial strategy, supporting sustainable business growth, strengthening operational capabilities and advancing the company’s long-term strategic priorities.
Yoana Land spent a decade at L’Oréal, holding senior finance and organisational transformation roles across North America and Asia. These included Divisional Chief Financial Officer, North Asia Zone Chief Financial Officer, Chief Financial Officer for Digital and E-commerce, and Chief Financial Officer for L’Oréal’s North America Transformation Office. More recently, she served as a Chief Financial Officer advisor to Warburg Pincus portfolio companies.
Scent Beauty is expanding its brand portfolio through new partnerships and acquisitions. Its fragrance brands include Calliope by Megan Moroney, Sweet Tooth by Sabrina Carpenter and Untamed by Stetson. Singer Tate McRae recently announced that she would enter the fragrance market through a partnership with Scent Beauty.
| Sources: Official press releases, personal social media accounts, Global Cosmetics News
| Image Credit: Company websites, personal social media accounts
| Editor: Luxeplace
