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From Left: Carlotta Jacobson, President, CEW; Janet Pardo, SVP, Global Product Development, Clinique; Claudia Poccia, Global President, Mark; Lori Singer, GVP, Global Marketing, Coty Prestige; Alex Keith, VP, P&G; Lisa Price, Founder, Carol's Daughter; Susan Sweet, GM, Neutrogena; Jeannine Shao Collins, Chief Innovation Officer, Meredith 36. Photo: Courtesy of CEW
It was a room full of stilettos and skirt suits at New York's Waldorf Astoria hotel on Friday, when top execs came together to award the best and brightest in the beauty business.
The 2010 Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) Achiever Awards honored Procter & Gamble's Alex Keith, Clinique's Janet Pardo, Mark's Claudia Poccia, Carol's Daughter Lisa Price and Coty Prestige's Lori Singer for careers that have blazed strong leadership trails while leaving the world a little more moisturized and glossy.
"I'm not special. I was not born with a lot of money. I'm just an average woman who listened to the universe when it told me to believe in myself," Price was quoted as saying in an introduction led by HSN CEO Mindy Grossman. The founder of the skincare and bath line also attributes her marriage to the success of her products. "She says that wearing her almond cookie scent is what prompted her husband to propose," added Grossman.
Credited with contributing to the growing male grooming trend, Keith launched the successful Old Spice bath and body line in 2002, and is now vice president of P&G. "Who knew ten years ago that men would use body wash?" Keith asked the chuckling audience, who were munching on chicken salad and layered strawberries 'n cream desserts. Now that the men's grooming sector has exploded with competition, Keith says, "Competition only makes me better."
Secrets to making your work a place you're excited and inspired to go to were also shared. "It's ok to be friends with the people you work with, it's the key to a happy heart," said Pardo, senior vice president of global product development at Clinique. "Balancing family and career is always a work in progress, but be present in the moment where ever you are, and make it count," added Poccia, global president of Avon's mark brand.
Singer agrees that a community mentality is a must to succeed as a woman business leader. "It takes a team. Surround yourself with great people. Take charge of your own career and embrace change. You'll be pleasantly surprised by what it can bring," advises the group vice president of global marketing at Coty Prestige, which currently licenses fragrance brands like Marc Jacobs, Gwen Stefani and Sarah Jessica Parker.
We'll raise a lipstick to that.2010 Cosmetic Executive Woman Achiever Awards Honor Beauty's Best and Brightest originally appeared on StyleList on Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Comments
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