Appoints Sean Foster as Global Senior Vice President of eCommerce
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 11, 2017--
Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY) announced today that Sean Foster has joined the
company as global SVP of eCommerce. Sean will oversee Coty’s eCommerce
strategy and execution for all three of Coty’s divisions, including
building out better omnichannel user journeys and amplifying eCommerce
domain depth across Coty's major markets through accelerated recruitment
and capability investments. Sean's arrival and the underlying build out
of deeper eCommerce teams is another key step in Coty's digital
transformation.
Camillo Pane, CEO of Coty, said, "Digital is a cornerstone of our
strategy for the new Coty. At the core of this focus is our commitment
to working with our priority retailer, salon and stylist partners to
drive category growth. We are excited to welcome Sean to Coty to help us
build a richer set of eCommerce capabilities.”
"We've been building four digital pillars: Marketing Science, Content
Foundry, Media Optimization and Omnichannel," said Jason Forbes, Chief
Digital and Media Officer for Coty. "Our priority is expanding consumer
reach with better content on the right media platforms to drive sales in
a highly fluid marketplace. Sean's background is a perfect fit for this."
Sean has 20+ years of digital and eCommerce experience and joins Coty
from roles as CEO of Crowdtap, President of Avon online and the head of
Marketing for Gilt.com. Sean will be based in NYC, reporting into Jason
Forbes.
"I'm delighted to be joining Coty given the level of executive buy-in
I've seen around digital,” said Sean. "It’s going to be a great chapter
building Coty’s eCommerce teams and working with our markets to
outperform on brand and retailer eCommerce KPIs."
About Coty Inc.
Coty is one of the world’s largest beauty companies with approximately
$9 billion in revenue, with a purpose to celebrate and liberate the
diversity of consumers’ beauty. Its strong entrepreneurial heritage has
created an iconic portfolio of leading beauty brands. Coty is the global
leader in fragrance, a strong number two in professional salon hair
color & styling, and number three in color cosmetics. Coty operates
three divisions – Coty Consumer Beauty, which is focused on color
cosmetics, retail hair coloring and styling products, body care and mass
fragrances sold primarily in the mass retail channels with brands such
as COVERGIRL, Max Factor and Rimmel; Coty Luxury, which is focused on
prestige fragrances and skincare with brands such as Calvin Klein, Marc
Jacobs, Hugo Boss, Gucci and philosophy; and Coty Professional Beauty,
which is focused on servicing salon owners and professionals in both
hair and nail, with brands such as Wella Professionals, Sebastian
Professional, OPI and ghd. Coty has approximately 20,000 colleagues
globally and its products are sold in over 130 countries. Coty and its
brands are committed to a range of social causes as well as seeking to
minimize its impact on the environment.
For additional information about Coty Inc., please visit www.coty.com.
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