Third-Technology Household Members to Lead Groupe Clarins

PARIS – There’s a altering of the guard at Groupe Clarins, the place the third technology of the Courtin-Clarins household is getting into high management positions.

The family-owned firm on  Wednesday unveiled a brand new governance construction that elevates Virginie Courtin-Clarins and Prisca Courtin Clarins to managing director and chairman of the supervisory board, respectively.

Virginie Courtin-Clarins will work alongside Jonathan Zrihen, president and chief government officer of Groupe Clarins, and her uncle Olivier Courtin, who can be a gaggle managing director. She has served as deputy CEO since 2018.

“Over the previous 4 years I’ve deepened my understanding of our organizational construction and, most significantly, of the men and women behind our success,” Virginie Courtin-Clarins mentioned in an announcement. “I additionally gained stable expertise, which I’m keen to place to work in my new place. Our household’s united, unfailing help is a robust driver for me. I totally intend to take Clarins to new heights all whereas pursuing the rollout of our bold CSR roadmap.”

Prisca Courtin-Clarins is succeeding her uncle, Christian Courtin-Clarins, father of Virginie Courtin-Clarins, who, based on the corporate, was eager to step down from the chairman of the supervisory board place, which he has held since 2011, after leaving his operational position.

“For 40 years he efficiently led far-reaching transformations to place Clarins because the European skin-care chief and a worldwide magnificence participant,” Groupe Clarins mentioned. “In an more and more international market, he notably strived to develop the corporate internationally.

“He launched Clarins in 130 nations, enabling Clarins to export 93 p.c of its merchandise, that are all developed and manufactured in France,” the corporate continued. “A real CSR pioneer, he additionally made company social duty a significant strategic focus for development lengthy earlier than it grew to become the widespread concern for enterprise that it’s at present.”

Prisca Courtin-Clarins additionally runs her household’s holding Famille C, which lately acquired Ilia Magnificence.

“It’s an honor to do my half to contribute to my household’s entrepreneurial story and to instill in Clarins the agility and modern mindset it might want to keep forward of the pack,” she mentioned. “On the identical time, I’ll, in fact, proceed to play my operational position at Famille C, the place I handle investments. This position has given me perspective and experience, which I’ll use to assist Clarins succeed. My cousin Virginie and I are very happy to be part of our household’s legacy. It’s our responsibility and ambition to construct the way forward for the corporate based by our grandfather Jacques, whereas remaining true to our values.”

Groupe Clarins was based by Jacques Courtin-Clarins in 1954. The corporate makes and markets skin-care merchandise and make-up, and ranks first in premium skin-care in Europe.

“These appointments embody the corporate’s dedication to alter inside a framework of continuity,” mentioned Zrihen. “With Virginie and Prisca taking the helm of the corporate, we’ll proceed to work collectively to jot down the subsequent chapter of Clarins’ unbelievable story, whereas pursuing our strategic Clarins Limitless plan which goals to deal with our manufacturers, wellbeing and well being. Clarins resolutely appears to be like to the long run, all whereas remaining true to the values which have enabled us to develop into a worldwide and accountable participant within the magnificence business and the premium skin-care chief in Europe.”

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