Jenni Baden HowardFive beauty and personal care brands made Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Companies 2025 list, reports Happi. On the list were P&G and L’Oréal Groupe, Touchland — the Barcelona-based, pocket-sized hand sanitizer brand which was recently acquired by Church & Dwight for $880 million — Debut Biotech, and e.l.f. Beauty, which now boasts Hailey Bieber’s Rhode in its beauty portfolio.
Speaking of Rhode, the brand is taking over the beach club Gran Folies in Majorca, Spain, from Wednesday to July 23 to coincide with the launch of its new Peptide Lip Tint in Lemontini next week. “The Rhode beach club exemplifies how we like to bring our products to market in a disruptive, exciting way,” Lauren Ratner, Rhode’s cofounder, President and Chief Brand Officer, told WWD. “We build a visual world around our innovation to delight and get the community excited about what we are launching and then pair this with a physical, immersive, IRL experience.” In addition, the brand has also announced that it is expanding into Europe, and will partner with Revolve’s Festival at Coachella, for a second year in a row.
Here at CEW, Alexandra Keating, founder and CEO of Uni, shares the story behind her two recent female C-Suite executive hires: Sarah Gardner, who she tapped as Chief Merchandising Officer, and Jessica Zeller, who was appointed Chief Marketing Officer. “Between them, the two bring 35 years of experience at blue-chip industry names such as Sephora and Shiseido,” writes CEW reporter Kavita Daswani, who sat down with Keating for our special report.
In other executive news, The Body Shop has tapped Mike Jatania as its new Chief Executive Officer. Jatania has served as Executive Chairman for the company since late 2024. And in marketing updates, Schwarzkopf has appointed Lindsay Lohan as its newest Brand Ambassador. Lohan has worked with celebrity colorist Tracey Cunningham, US Creative Director of Color & Technique at Schwarzkopf Professional, for many years.
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) celebrated Latina History Day in New York City last month. The two-day event marked 17 years of ELC’s partnership With HOPE Latina.
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Five Beauty Brands Make Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Companies 2025 List. Speaking about one of them, e.l.f. Beauty, the magazine wrote: “The company thrives on its ability to rapidly respond to customer demands, and many of ELF’s products are touted by consumers as ‘dupes’ for popular items from luxury brands.” (HAPPI)
Rhode’s Spanish Pop-Up “Rhode summer club has lived on my brand vision board since the earliest days of building Rhode. Bringing this world to life has been such a fun and fulfilling journey,” founder Hailey Bieber told WWD. (WWD)
Uni’s Alexandra Keating On Her Two Female C-Suite Hires. “I hired them because they are the best at what they do,” Keating told CEW. “And we were at that point in a business when it can afford to hire executives and have the momentum to execute.” (CEW)
The Body Shop Names Mike Jatania As Chief Executive Officer. Jatania takes over at the helm from Charles Denton, follows the company’s acquisition out of administration. (GLOBAL COSMETICS NEWS)
Schwarzkopf Taps Lindsay Lohan As New Brand Ambassador. Longhan’s new hair colour, dubbed “Soft Gloss Blonde”, is an “old Hollywood” blonde, with vanilla highlights. (BEAUTY NEWS DAILY)
ELC Celebrates Latina History Day In New York City. The two-day event took place last month, hosted by The Estée Lauder Companies. Attendees received gift bags with goodies from ELC brands including TOM FORD, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Estée Lauder, and Clinique. (WEB WIRE)
