The C- suite Shuffle
The latest executive moves in beauty. BY
Chris Collins, founder and chief executive officer of his eponymous fragrance brand, has been elected to The Fragrance Foundation’s board. He has also been named chair of the foundation’s newly established entrepreneurial committee, which aims to reflect and support independent fragrance brands.
Former Vitamin Shoppe chief executive officer Colin Watts has joined personalized wellness and supplement company Thorne HealthTech as CEO. He will lead the personalized supplement and testing unit at the company, which was acquired by L Catterton for $ 680 million last fall.
Fast- facial company Glowbar has tapped Kate Citron as its senior director of marketing. Citron, who has held marketing roles at Harry’s Inc and Well + Good, will help spearhead expansion at Glowbar, which currently operates nine studios in New York and Connecticut.
Ipsy has appointed Kristy Westrup as chief merchandising officer. Westrup, who joined the beauty subscription company in 2019, previously served as senior vice president of merchandising and consumer insights.
Sexual wellness brand Satisfyer has named Jeff Garlow as president. Having previously held senior sales roles at Global Protection Corp. and convenience store food broker, Ultimate Sales, Garlow aims to expand the Satisfyer’s mainstream retail presence.
At Beauty Barrage, Amanda Fitzpatrick has been promoted from vice president of field sales and development, to vice president of brand partnerships and business development, where she will develop retail and sales strategies for clients.
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Venetia Varney has joined The Estée Lauder Cos. as vice president, corporate affairs and communications for the U. K. and Ireland. Varney joins the company from BlackRock, where she was vice president of corporate communications, private markets and sustainable investing.
Fromm International has tapped Rachel Lavipour as its first executive vice president of sales, following the hair tool and accessory company’s acquisition by Firelight Capital Partners last month. Lavipour most recently served as vice president of sales, Americas, at Malin + Goetz.
Richard Pinabel is Armani Beauty’s new global brand president. He succeeds Veronique Gautier in the role, who left the brand after leading it for 13 years. Pinabel began his career at Armani beauty, focused on fragrances, and most recently served as deputy general manager, worldwide, at Lancôme.