
ROME CONFERENCE TO PICK COSMETICS LEADERS OF THE YEAR
InnoCos is a huge international cosmetics and personal care conference taking place on May 21 to 23 in Rome Italy. For the first time ever, this year, the conference will present Leader of the Year Awards in the categories of product development, packaging, and marketing
The winners won’t be announced until Thursday, May 22, but the finalists in each of the categories are available. To determine the winners, Global Cosmetics Community judges are now interviewing the finalists, many of whom are from the US.
Here are the finalists:
Product:
- Isabella de Oliveira Vianna Cavalcanti Wanderley, Marketing Director, Grupo Boticário
- Mark Edwards, Research and Development Director, GlaxoSmithKline
- Ralph Macchio, CSO, SVP Global R&D, Coty Inc
Packaging:
- Alexander Kwapis, Creative Director, Fusion Packaging
- Joy Chen, Chief Executive Officer, Yes To Inc
- Lars Fasten, CEO, Fasten
Marketing:
- Charles von Abercron, GLOBAL CEO & FOUNDER, GLOSSYBOX
- Jamie Kern Lima, Founder and CEO of IT Cosmetics, IT Cosmetics
- Valerie Hoecke, SVP, Global Digital, Benefit Cosmetics
Beauty in the Bag wishes all of the contenders the best of luck. Stay tuned for the announcement of the winners.