Coty is overhauling its governance with the appointment of five new independent directors, adding heavyweight experience from Shiseido, Procter & Gamble, Sephora, Campari Group, Ferrari, Bulgari, Pandora, Starbucks, Walmart, and JLL to support its next phase of beauty led growth. The refresh gives Coty a new Lead Independent Director, new chairs for its Remuneration and Audit & Finance committees, and signals a tighter focus on prestige fragrance, brand building, portfolio transformation, and financial discipline.
New Independent Directors and Key Committee Roles
The Board has appointed Carsten Fischer, Alia Gogi, Robert Kunze Concewitz, Maria Carla Liuni, and Stephanie Plaines as new independent directors. Robert Kunze Concewitz will chair the Remuneration Committee, Stephanie Plaines will chair the Audit and Finance Committee, and Carsten Fischer has been named Lead Independent Director, giving each of these seasoned operators formal oversight of pay, capital, and governance.
These additions sit alongside existing directors Markus Strobel (Executive…
Chairman and Interim CEO), Joachim Creus, Frank Engelen, and Patricia Capel, who all remain on the Board.
Gordon von Bretten has stepped down as a director following his appointment as President of Consumer Beauty at Coty. Beauty, luxury, and Retail Experience Collectively, the new directors bring decades of experience across prestige beauty, luxury, and global consumer brands. Carsten Fischer previously led a $4 billion plus international business at Shiseido as Representative Director and Corporate Senior Executive Officer, increasing its overseas sales ratio from 32% to over 53%, and earlier ran Procter & Gamble’s professional hair care business post Wella acquisition.
Alia Gogi is the former President of Asia at Sephora, where she built a 400 plus store network and omnichannel platform across 10 markets, and previously held senior merchandising roles at A.S.
Watson, Nestlé, and J Sainsbury. Robert Kunze Concewitz spent 17 years as CEO of Campari Group, tripling sales and completing more than 25 acquisitions, and brings prior prestige beauty marketing experience from P&G, along with current board seats at Carlsberg and Imperial Brands. Maria Carla Liuni, now Chief Brand…
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