2008 CEW Beauty Awards
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The CEW Beauty Award is the preeminent honor in the beauty industry. The primary goal of the awards is to recognize the most innovative products introduced in the previous calendar year and bring this news directly to the consumer. Winners are voted on by CEW’s 4,000 members, all female executives in the cosmetics industry. Media coverage reaches upwards of 150 Million consumers.
The Product Demonstration and Cocktail Party, held on February 20, 2008 at the Metropolitan Pavilion and Altman Building, represented the commencement of the annual awards program. Guaranteeing a hands-on environment for judging each entry in its best light, all product entries were showcased and CEW members cast their votes, which determined the finalists and the winner in each category. The 27 categories encompass cosmetics, skin care, hair, scent, and bath and body. Products were represented from both prestige and mass distribution lines benefiting both large and small beauty companies.
The winners were announced at the annual CEW Beauty Awards Luncheon—held May 2, 2008 at the Waldorf-Astoria—which attracted more than 1,200 industry leaders.
2008 Beauty Award Winners
2008 Beauty Award Presenters
Shiseido Team, Winners of Anti-Aging - Prestige
The 2007 CEW Foundation Beauty of Giving Luncheon
Cosmetic Executive Women Foundation, the philanthropic arm of CEW, honored Pantene Pro-V at the annual Beauty of Giving Luncheon. The charitable event was held on December 7th at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in New York. The event drew the support of more than 1,000 beauty industry executives. This year, Pantene Pro-V was honored for their Beautiful Lengths program, a national initiative to provide real hair wigs free of charge to women with cancer. Craig Bahner, General Managerand Vice President of North America Hair Care, Procter & Gamble accepted the award on Pantene's behalf.
Proceeds from the Holiday Luncheon totaled $615,000, which includes over $72,000 from a Live Auction and more than $76,000 from a special Fund-A-Need Auction in which attendees bid to support specific programs within Cancer and Careers.
The Luncheon is a fundraising event for Cancer and Careers, a CEW Foundation Program that provides support for working women with cancer, and their employers. The beauty industry has been a primary supporter of Cancer and Careers and its mission to change the face of cancer in the workplace since the program's inception in 2001.
This event was generously supported by: iVillage, Symrise, Target, WWD Beauty Biz, Suite K, DeVries Public Relations, Digital Plus and JCS Media.
Joy Atkinson, Symrise; Craig Bahner, P&G; Debi Fine, iVillage.
The Beauty of Giving live auction.
Carlotta Jacobson, CEW; Craig Bahner; Kate Sweeney, CEW Foundation; Wendy C. Breiterman, Johnson & Johnson.
The Women in Beauty Series
with Kathy O’Brien and Leela Petrakis
CEW welcomed Kathy O'Brien, Dove Marketing Director US, Unilever, and Leela Petrakis, General Manager, Neutrogena Cosmetics, Johnson & Johnson to speak as part of their Women In Beauty Series on October 24th at the Harmonie Club in New York City. Jenny B. Fine, Editor, WWDBeautyBiz moderated the discussion.
The theme of the event was “Innovations in Brand Building.” Both Dove and Neutrogena have been able to successfully leverage the core equity of healthy beauty from a single soap bar into a vast portfolio of products. O’Brien and Petrakis revealed what it takes to keep their respective brands vibrant today.
O’Brien said that one of Dove’s guiding principles is “developing advertising campaigns that break stereotypes.” The Dove Campaign for Real Beauty, which uses real women instead of models, has been successful in broadening the standard definitions of beauty. Petrakis said that branding for Neutrogena always conveys a clear message with—of course—the backing of dermatologists. She said, “It is our job to have the right products to help women protect their skin, but we also need to educate them.”
At CEW’s Women in Beauty Series, leading women offer insights into beauty industry issues and inspiration for professional growth. Prior to the discussion, attendees have the opportunity to network with colleagues in an informal setting. The October Women In Beauty Series event was sponsored by: Shape, Givaudan, 24Seven and WWDBeautyBiz.
Leela Petrakis, Sabine Feldmann, Shape, and Kathy O'Brien.
A full house at the Harmonie Club.
Leela Petrakis and Kathy O'Brien.
The 2007 Achiever Awards Luncheon
CEW’s Annual Achiever Awards Luncheon took place on Friday October 5th in a sold-out ballroom at the Waldorf= Astoria in New York City. During this year’s program, CEW recognized five of the beauty industry’s leading women.
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Pamela Baxter , President and CEO, LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics, North America, and Christian Dior, Inc., was presented the CEW Achiever Award by Jeanette Wagner, former Vice Chairman, The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.
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Thia Breen , President, Estée Lauder Worldwide, was presented the award by Robert Mettler, Chairman and CEO, Macy’s West.
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Virginia Drosos , President, Global Personal Beauty, P&G Beauty, was presented the award by Susan Arnold, President, Global Business Units, The Proctor & Gamble Company.
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Helena Foulkes , Senior Vice President, Marketing & Operations Services, CVS/pharmacy, was presented the award by Senior Senator from Connecticut Chris Dodd.
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Candace Matthews , President, SoftSheen-Carson, was presented the award by Joe Campinell, President, Consumer Products Division, L’Oréal USA.
The CEW Achiever Awards is the only program that recognizes the professional achievements of women in the beauty industry. Since its inception in 1975, 68 women have been honored with the prestigious award. Honorees are chosen by the CEW Board of Governors.
The 2007 Achiever Awards Luncheon was sponsored by Meredith, International Flavors and Fragrances, Inc. (IFF), CareerPeeks Foundation, Arcade Marketing, C Group, MANA, Wachovia, WWD Beauty Biz, The Royal Promotion Group, Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc., The Nielsen Company, Marina Maher Communications, L’Avion, Suite K, Kay Multimedia, VIDICOM and Digital Plus.
Julie Pinkwater, Ladies' Home Journal; Jill Scalamandre, CEW Chairwoman; Achiever Award Honoroees: Virginia Drosos, Candace Matthews, Helena Foulkes, Pamela Baxter, Thia Breen; Carlotta Jacobson, CEW; Jeannine Shao Collins, Meredith.
Honoree Thia Breen, Bob Mettler, Macy's West, Susan Arnold, The Procter & Gamble Company, Honoree Virginia Drosos.
Event Sponsor Christophe de Villeplee, International Flavors & Fragrances, and Honoree Pamela Baxter.
Joe Campinell, L’Oréal USA, and Honoree Candace Matthews.
The Women In Beauty Series with Christine Beauchamp
CEW welcomed Christine Beauchamp, President and CEO of Victoria’s Secret Beauty, to speak as part of their Women In Beauty Series on September 25th at the Harmonie Club in New York City. Beauchamp spoke about the future of Victoria’s Secret Beauty, her secrets for team building and keeping on top of the trends, and her unique marketing and advertising strategies.
On the future of the Victoria’s Secret Beauty brand, Beauchamp said they are focusing on increasing their domestic footprint. “The go forward plan is really to give beauty more space in larger lingerie stores that are truly Victoria’s Secret destinations.” Also a priority is working to expand catalog and online sales and the international travel market.
At CEW’s Women in Beauty Series, leading women offer insights into beauty industry issues and inspiration for professional growth. Prior to the discussion, attendees have the opportunity to network with colleagues in an informal setting. The September Women In Beauty Series event was sponsored by: Shape, Givaudan, 24Seven and WWDBeautyBiz.
Christine Beauchamp with event sponsor Sabine Feldmann of Shape and Carlotta Jacobson of CEW.
Christine Beauchamp with event sponsor Cos Policastro of Givaudan.
Christine Beauchamp with Jenny Fine of WWDBeautyBiz.
CEW Hosts William Lauder at Newsmaker Forum
William Lauder, Chief Executive Officer of The Estée Lauder Companies, addressed a crowded room of 400 guests on Sept. 5th at The Harmonie Club. The question and answer session, moderated by Jill Scalamandre, Chairwoman of CEW, ranged from building leader brands to what makes great leaders.
On the topic of brand development, Lauder commented that "in buying a brand, you spend a lot more money, but at a substantially less risk profile. Starting a brand means less money but greater risk." Lauder mentioned China and Vietnam as some of the top foreign markets and stated the need to be aware of “the new competitors that are not on your radar screen."
CEW Newsmaker Forums feature prominent business leaders who address newsworthy topics of interest to the beauty industry. The September 2007 CEW Newsmaker Forum was sponsored by: Condé Nast Bridal Media, Firmenich, Arcade Marketing, Wachovia, WSL Strategic Retail, WWD Beauty Biz, Cosmetic Essence, Inc and Digital Plus.
Veronique Gabai-Pinsky, Aramis and Designer Fragrances, Karyn Khoury, The Estée Lauder Companies and Trudi Loren, The Estée Lauder Companies
Event Sponsor Jerry Vittoria, Firmenich, Jane Hudis, Beauty Bank, Leonard Lauder, The Estée Lauder Companies and Cedric Prouve, The Estée Lauder Companies
William Lauder, The Estée Lauder Companies and Jill Scalamandre, Chrysallis
William Lauder with Event Sponsors Millie Bratten, Brides, Antonia Van Der Meer, Modern Bride, Katherine Rizzuto and Susan Webber Gatto, Conde Nast Bridal Media
Today Show Coverage 2007
More Beauty Awards Coverage 2007
Live Footage: Mario Cantone at the 2007 Beauty Awards
Beauty Awards Winners on "Good Day New York"
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The 2007 CEW Product Demonstration held February 15th at the Metropolitan Pavilion and Altman Building.
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Jill Scalamandre, Senior Vice President, Global Beauty Brands, Avon and Carlotta Jacobson, President, CEW.
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CEW members had the opportunity to touch, smell and test competing products.
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Linda Wells, Editor-in-Chief, Allure Magazine and Jean Hoehn Zimmerman.
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Ellen Friedman, Vice President, The Royal Promotion Group and Rhona Stokols, Director, Global Accounts, Robertet Fragrances.
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