07.05.18
Coty Inc. is restructuring its leadership team in the Consumer Beauty division, WWD reports -- and three executives were promoted to the new roles of global chief marketing officer.
Mike Bryce, global chief marketing officer for color cosmetics, will oversee the international color cosmetics portfolio, including the color brands headquartered in Europe, such as Rimmel, Bourjois and Miss Sporty. Formerly, Bryce was senior vice president for color cosmetics.
Mark Cooper is now chief marketing officer for retail hair, body care and lifestyle scenting. He will lead global marketing for retail hair brands including Clairol and Wella as well as the mass fragrances and body care brands such as Adidas, David Beckham, Katy Perry and Nautica. Prior, Cooper served as the senior vice president of growth strategy and commercial capabilities. Cooper has been with Coty for less than a year, and was most recently the global category director for Lysol and Dettol at Reckitt Benckiser.
Ukonwa Ojo is now global chief marketing officer, Cover Girl and Sally Hansen and Consumer Beauty U.S. She will oversee the global marketing of Coty’s U.S.-based color brands, as well as the U.S. marketing of all Coty Consumer Beauty Brands, including Rimmel, Clairol and mass fragrances. Prior, Ojo was senior vice president of Cover Girl.
All three executives will report to Laurent Kleitman, president of Consumer Beauty. Kleitman said in a statement to WWD, “The three cmo’s will enable Consumer Beauty to drive even greater focus on our differentiated categories as well as better agility and faster decision-making.”
In addition, Sean Foster has been appointed senior vice president of digital and e-commerce for Consumer Beauty and global e-commerce, while Jing Mertoglu has been promoted to senior vice president, consumer marketing and insights for global consumer beauty.