Benefit Cosmetics competitors

Sue Y. Nabi is the Chief Executive Officer of Coty Inc. She is a true veteran in the beauty space, with roughly 30 years of experience across key strategic focus areas for Coty. This includes a track record of success across the mass and luxury channels, and across the core fragrances, color cosmetics, and skincare categories, as well as successful brand building across key international markets. Born in Algeria, Nabi has an Advanced Master's degree in Marketing Management from ESSEC (Paris Business School) and an engineering degree in Agronomy and Environment. She began her career at L’Oréal in 1993, where her passion, ambition and talent for bringing brands alive established her reputation for exceptional leadership and innovation. In 2004, Nabi was promoted to General Manager of L’Oréal France, managing a business of more than 400 million euros in turnover with a team of over 400 people. In mid-2005, she was named the youngest ever president of L’Oréal worldwide. Her tenure saw the L’Oréal brand’s strongest years of growth in the decade - reaching the 4 billion euros mark in 2009 - while her decision to evolve the slogan of L’Oréal Paris to “because we’re worth it” cemented the brand’s commitment to inclusivity. During this period Nabi was named Manager of the Year in 2008 by Cosmétique Magazine and won the Prix d’Excellence Marie Claire award 3 years in a row. In 2009, Nabi was tasked with revitalizing Lancôme. The same recipe for success was applied to make Lancôme the brand of happiness, resulting in three years of up to double-digit growth and a record turnover of €3.2b. During her tenure Nabi pioneered the launch of the most successful fragrance of the last twenty years - 'La Vie est Belle' - which is now the second best-selling prestige perfume in the world. Nabi also oversaw the launch of global blockbusters including Génifique Light Pearl, Teint Miracle, Hypnose Doll Eyes Mascara, Énergie de Vie, Visionnaire and Absolue L’Extrait skincare during her time at Lancôme. In 2014, Nabi left L’Oréal to co-found a new brand and product range with Nicolas Vu, which they in 2017. Green, clean, vegan and genderless, Orveda delivered an empowering, new-age skincare range that is based on the science of glow and working with skin, not against it. Since Nabi joined Coty, Nicolas Vu is the CEO of Orveda. The products are sold on Orveda.com and the brand is present in the most beautiful points of sale or luxury spas and medi-spas in the UK, France, USA, Switzerland, Mexico, Germany, Italy and Net-A-Porter.

Debra G. Perelman is Chief Executive Officer and President of Revlon Inc. A thoughtful, team-oriented and decisive leader, Ms. Perelman has a track record for innovation and breaking paradigms to compete in today’s digital and consumer-first environment. She is recognized for her global perspective, financial acumen and holistic approach to brands, consumers and technology. Ms. Perelman is co-founder and Vice Chairman of the Child Mind Institute, an independent, national nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders. She also serves as a member of the Board of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and is a member of the President’s Advisory Council at Princeton University.

David Kimbell transitioned from President to Chief Executive Officer in June 2021. A results-driven, inclusive leader, Kimbell is highly regarded in the beauty industry and has been pivotal in developing and executing growth strategies to move the Ulta Beauty business forward. He joined Ulta Beauty as chief marketing officer in 2014 and continually expanded his leadership responsibilities, named chief merchandising and marketing officer in 2015 and ultimately assuming the role of president in 2019. His proven track record of success spans his tenure with the company and is rooted in deep expertise across corporate strategy, merchandising, insights and analytics, marketing and brand development, loyalty, innovation, and business transformation. Prior to joining Ulta Beauty, he was Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President at U.S. Cellular since February 2011. From 2008 to 2011, David served as Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of Seventh Generation, a producer of environmentally friendly household and baby care products. Prior to that from 2001 to 2008, David held various positions at PepsiCo, Quaker Food Division, including Vice President of Marketing. David held a number of marketing roles for several brands at The Procter and Gamble Company from 1995 to 2001.

E. Scott Beattie joined Revlon Inc as Vice Chairman in November 2016, following the aquisition by Revlon of Elizabeth Arden in September 2016. Prior to the aquisition, Beattie was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Elizabeth Arden, Inc., Elizabeth Arden is a global prestige beauty products company operating in approximately 120 countries with retail sales in excess of $ 2 billion. In his role at Elizabeth Arden, Mr. Beattie was involved in every element of the company’s expansion and development since 1992. Mr. Beattie’s vision and leadership led Elizabeth Arden through a modern transformation. His focus on product innovation, brand development and global expansion more than doubled the size of the Elizabeth Arden brand since its acquisition in 2001 from Unilever, and its fragrance portfolio expanded to encompass approximately 250 owned and licensed brands. Additionally, Mr. Beattie has been involved in the financing, management and development of a number of private and publicly-traded businesses in the consumer product, financial services, information technology, and retailing sectors. Mr. Beattie served as Chairman of the Personal Care Products Council, and is currently on the Executive Committee of the board of directors. In addition he serves on the Executive Committee of Public Education Needs Civic Involvement in Learning (PENCIL), and the Executive Committee of Ivey School of Business.

Jean-André joined Sephora in 2019 as Chief Executive Officer of Sephora Americas. Not a stranger to the LVMH family, Jean-André joined from Benefit Cosmetics where he spent twelve years as CEO. He has a proven track record as an inspirational leader and successful brand builder in beauty and retail, both in the U.S. and internationally, and knows the North American beauty industry extremely well. Previously, he was President and CEO of the Coty Division of Coty, Inc. He is a graduate of the ESCP-EAP French Business School and a Baker Scholar from Harvard Business School.

Bob Lee is an Owner at Northeast Industrial Batteries and Chief Executive Officer at Bobbi Brown Cosmetics and is based in Furlong, Pennsylvania.