NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY) today appointed Fiona Hughes as Chief Marketing
Officer, Coty Consumer Beauty, and as a member of the Executive
Committee, effective June 12, 2019, reporting to Pierre Laubies, Coty
CEO & Consumer Beauty President.
Laubies said: “Fiona is an exceptional marketing leader with a deep well
of experience in leading brand and portfolio transformation, including
successfully shaping global brand vision, strategy and innovation maps.
As improving the performance of Consumer Beauty is a top priority, I am
confident that Fiona will be a strong addition to our Executive
Committee and that her strategic thinking, strong leadership skills and
fresh perspective will make an immediate impact on our efforts in this
area.”
Most recently, Fiona was Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Committee
member at Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE), the global coffee and tea maker
whose iconic household brands are drunk in more than 140 countries.
Prior to JDE, Fiona spent 12 years in global marketing roles at Mars Inc.
About Coty
Coty is one of the world’s largest beauty
companies with over $9 billion in revenue, an iconic portfolio of brands
and a purpose to celebrate and liberate the diversity of consumers’
beauty. We believe the beauty of humanity lies in the individuality of
its people; beauty is at its best when authentic; and beauty should make
you feel happy, never sad. As 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: Consumer Beauty,
which is focused on mass color cosmetics, mass retail hair coloring and
styling products, body care and mass fragrances with brands such as
COVERGIRL, Max Factor, Bourjois and Rimmel; Luxury, which is focused on
prestige fragrances and skincare with brands such as Calvin Klein, Marc
Jacobs, Hugo Boss, Gucci and philosophy; and 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 20,000 colleagues globally and its products are
sold in over 150 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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Source: Coty Inc.