NEW YORK & MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 6, 2012--
Dominique Conseil, Global Brand President Aveda, announced today the
appointment of Shelley Simmons to Vice President Global Communications
Aveda, effective June 25, 2012. Ms. Simmons will report to Mr. Conseil
and Marianne Diorio, Senior Vice President Global Brand Communications,
The Estée Lauder Companies.
Ms. Simmons has held positions at The Body Shop since 2000, most
recently as their Brand Communications and Values Director, Americas. In
that position, she built the Public Relations team for the US, Canada
and Mexico, developed communications strategies and led Internal
Communications, Consumer Events and Social Media. Before that she was
the Global Head of PR for The Body Shop International in the UK where
she developed global PR strategy, worked closely with company founder
Dame Anita Roddick and led press trips to Zambia, Namibia, Brazil,
Guatemala and Nicaragua telling the story of Fair Trade producers and
the brand.
Before that, Ms. Simmons held positions in communications at a not-for
profit animal welfare organization, the British Film Institute and BBC
Television and Film. Ms. Simmons also holds a law degree from the
University of Westminster, London.
About Aveda
Founded in 1978, Aveda™ creates high performance, botanically-based
products for beauty professionals and consumers—while continuously
striving to conduct business in an environmentally sustainable manner.
Headquartered in Blaine, Minnesota, Aveda manufactures innovative
plant-based hair care, skin care, makeup and lifestyle products,
available at retail in Aveda Experience Centers and more than 7,000
professional hair salons and spas in more than 29 countries, as well as
at www.aveda.com.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading
manufacturers and marketers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance and
hair care products. The Company’s products are sold in over 150
countries and territories under the following brand names: Estée Lauder,
Aramis, Clinique, Prescriptives, Lab Series, Origins, M•A•C, Bobbi
Brown, Tommy Hilfiger, Kiton, La Mer, Donna Karan, Aveda, Jo Malone,
Bumble and bumble, Darphin, Michael Kors, American Beauty,
Flirt!, GoodSkin Labs, Grassroots Research Labs, Missoni, Tom Ford,
Coach, Ojon, Smashbox and Ermenegildo Zegna.
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Source: The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Marianne Diorio, 212-572-4433
[email protected]
