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Independent Cosmetics Manufacturers and Distributors (ICMAD) named Robb Akridge the organization’s new Chairman of the Board. Akridge cofounded Pacific Bioscience Laboratories, makers of the Clarisonic Sonic Skin Cleansing System. Luxury packaging firm Groupe Pochet named Tristan Farabet to its Board of Directors as the new Managing Director. He will be ultimately responsible for all of the company’s activities, including glass, plastic, metal, and decoration and accessories. He previously served as CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises France. CPL Aromas, looking to grow its business in France and North Africa, appointed Olivier Maurel to its perfumery team at the company’s Paris creative center. He brings experience from fragrance firms GRC Parfum and Creations & Parfums. Gino Percontino joined the creative team at Drom Fragrances’ Manhattan studio. He will work to develop the company’s international growth strategy. Percontino previously worked for Robertet and Fragrance Resources. Kathy Widmer, Exectuive VP and Chief Marketing Officer for Elizabeth Arden, Inc., announced that she will resign her post effective August 28. Spray People in the News Croda, Inc. appointed Annie Lamoureux to the position of Sales Representative–Exports. She is a member of the Southwest Chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) and previously worked in sales for Univar. Additionally, Croda hired Kim Douglass as Key Account Manager– Personal Care, helping to oversee the company’s operations in the southwestern U.S. She also held previous sales positions at Univar. Dual dispensers manufacturer VariBlend named Robert Brands the company’s new President and CEO. He will oversee all of the company’s global operations and report directly to the Board of Directors. He previously served in executive positions at the Lindal Group, Rexam Personal Care and Airspray Int’l, Inc. President Barack Obama chose former President and CEO of Procter & Gamble and Army veteran Bob McDonald as his nominee to succeed Eric Shinseki as Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The nomination is contingent upon approval by the U.S. Senate. Falcon Safety Products, Inc. promoted Shonda Trent to the position of Operations Manager, overseeing both production and supply chain. She joined the company in 1982 and previously served as Production Manager. Falcon also promoted Dermot McLeer to VP, Manufacturing. McLeer joined the company in 2002 and previously served as Director of Operational Services. The Aerosol Manufacturers Association of South Africa (AMA) announced its new leadership. Jaco Coetzee of Afrox was named Chairman. He will replace Philip Cloete, Pure Gas, who served in the role for four years. Gordon Howell of Spraymate was named Vice Chairman and Lorna Brophy, Precision Valve, will serve as Honorary Treasurer. Beiersdorf promoted three managers to the company’s Executive Board. Thomas Ingelfinger will be responsible for Beiersdorf’s European operations (excluding Germany); Stefan De Loecker for Russia, Turkey, the Middle East, Africa and India; and Zhengrong Liu will take over Human Resources, serving as Labor Director. Paula Kent Meehan, co-founder of Redken Laboratories, Inc. passed away on June 23. She started the hair care company in 1960 and served as its owner, chairwoman and CEO until 1993, when the company was sold to L’Oréal USA. Meehan later created the Global Salon Business Awards and was named Woman of the Year by California’s 42nd State Assembly district in 2003. She was 82. As part of a large-scale organizational restructuring, Coty Inc. named Renato Semerari to the position of President, Categories and Innovation and Jean Mortier to President, Global Markets. Semerari and Mortier previously served in the roles of President, Coty Beauty and President, Coty Prestige, respectively. Lamoureux August 2014 Spray 23 Brands Douglass Meehan Percontino McDonald Farabet Brophy ———————— In Memoriam ————— SPRAY was saddened to learn of the tragic passing of Geoff Weldon, VP of Sales at AptarGroup., who died in a car accident on July 3 in South Carolina while on vacation with his family. He leaves behind his wife Jill and two teenage children.


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