NATHALIE BERGER DUQUENE APPOINTED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL GM, BALMAIN BEAUTY
October 03, 2022 at 04:29 pm
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NEW YORK, NY - Today, The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) ('ELC') announced that Nathalie Berger Duquene has been appointed Senior Vice President, Global General Manager, BALMAIN BEAUTY, effective immediately. Nathalie will report to Guillaume Jesel, President, Global Brands, TOM FORD BEAUTY, BALMAIN BEAUTY and Luxury Business Development.
'Drawing from the authentic heritage of BALMAIN, Nathalie will partner with me and the team at BALMAIN to establish BALMAIN BEAUTY as the future of luxury, couture beauty,' said Guillaume. 'With more than 20 years of experience in luxury beauty marketing, Nathalie is ideally suited to take on this position and help bring our new visionary luxury brand BALMAIN BEAUTY to market, and into the hands of consumers globally.'
With the anticipated launch of BALMAIN BEAUTY in 2024, Nathalie will lead a team in all aspects of strategy, concepting and innovation in collaboration with the leadership of BALMAIN.
Nathalie joined The Estee Lauder Companies in June 2019 as Vice President/General Manager, TOM FORD BEAUTY and Kilian Paris, EMEA. In this role she successfully led the acceleration of key fragrance initiatives, increased ranking of key products at retail and grew their in-store presence. In her most recent role as Senior Vice President, Global Marketing, TOM FORD BEAUTY, Nathalie's leadership further positioned the brand to reach its future rank ambitions. She helped deepen the collaborative mindset across teams, resulting in strong innovation plans, impactful go-to-market strategies, elevated and aspirational storytelling, and a solid foundation for future profitable growth. Prior to ELC, Nathalie held global, international and regional roles across brands including with Armani Beauty, Lancome, Helena Rubinstein, Biotherm and Guerlain. Nathalie holds an MBA from ESSEC in Paris.
About The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
The Estee Lauder Companies ('ELC') is one of the world's leading manufacturers, marketers and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. The company's products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estee Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M*A*C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD BEAUTY, Smashbox, Aerin Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle, GLAMGLOW, Kilian Paris, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, and the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD.
About BALMAIN
For more than ten years, BALMAIN's Creative Director, Olivier Rousteing, has been inventively building upon Pierre Balmain's extraordinary legacy, while always remaining true to his own determination to design clothes that reflect the way his inclusive, powerful, and global BALMAIN customer wishes to live today. The result is a unique and instantly recognizable BALMAIN silhouette, style and attitude that highlights the singular craftsmanship of the house's celebrated ateliers, while consistently referencing a rich Parisian heritage. For more information, please visit balmain.com.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the 1st world cosmetics groups. Products are sold under brands (Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, Bobbi Brown, La Mer, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin, Smashbox, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, Kilian Paris, Too Faced, Dr. Jart+, DECIEM and The Ordinary) and under brands of licenses (Tommy Hilfiger, Donna Karan New York, DKNY, Michael Kors, Tom Ford, Dr. Andrew Weil, Ermenegildo Zegna and AERIN). Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- skin care products (58.4%);
- make-up products (25.9%);
- perfumes (11.9%);
- hair care products (3.5%);
- other (0.3%).
At the end of June 2021, products are marketed through about 1,600 outlets worldwide, distributed between large stores, perfume shops, pharmacies, beauty institutes and exclusive shops, and via Internet.
The group has 10 production sites worldwide.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Americas (23.4%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (42.8%) and Asia/Pacific (33.8%).