Executive moves in September reflected a beauty industry firmly focused on what comes next. Across strategics, independents, professional beauty, and wellness, companies strengthened their leadership teams with executives tasked with scaling distribution, accelerating international expansion, sharpening digital and commercial strategy, and building the infrastructure for their next growth phase. New CEOs took the reins at brands including Topicals, Kevin.Murphy, Nuxe, Natura, Heretic Parfum, and Olaplex, while established players including L’Oréal, Estée Lauder Companies, and Kao reshuffled senior leadership as they looked to unlock new markets, categories, and channels.

L’Oréal appointed Kaustav Ghosh to lead the Commercial B2B portfolio at its India Technology Hub in Hyderabad. Ghosh brings more than 15 years of consulting experience spanning enterprise performance management and technology-led transformation across the FMCG, manufacturing, and technology sectors. He previously served as Senior Manager at EY India and has also held roles at Deloitte, ABeam Consulting, and McKinsey & Company. In his new role, he will support L’Oréal’s omnichannel business across the NASAPMENA region, working across business, planning, and technology.

Dermalogica appointed Vivianna Blanch as Global Chief Marketing Officer. Blanch brings more than 20 years of experience across professional, prestige, and mass beauty, with expertise spanning brand building, digital innovation, social, community, and advocacy. In the role, she will help lead Dermalogica’s next phase of growth, focusing on putting the brand’s professional skin therapist community at the center of how...