Jury of Cosmopack Awards

Gergana Baronin von Heyking is the Head of Brand, Consumer Product & Marketing at Asam Beauty Germany, responsible for brand marketing and communications. She is a passionate marketing and communications expert with a 360° approach to consumer, marketing and business strategies in both B2B and B2C. With 20 years of professional experience from the agency world, she landed in global operating and manufacturing companies where her expertise includes online & offline marketing, brand & design management including product development, budget, P&L and KPI's. She is fascinated by local and global consumer trends, as well as socio-demographic and communications. 

Krystyne Biser is the Executive Director, Product Development and Corporate Innovation at The Estée Lauder Companies. A true beauty junkie, she started her career 20+ years ago with a small family-owned organization and has not looked back. Her innate curiosity and desire to learn has helped guide her career, leading her to roles across many facets of the industry with organizations such as Pat McGrath Labs, Revlon, Inc., Bath & Body Works, Stila, etc. Krystyne is also a multi-patent holder within the beauty tools category. 

Sarah Léa Chicheportiche is the Senior Manager Prospective & Future Insight at Coty for the fragrance, make-up and skin care categories. Passionate about forward-thinking inspirations, trend forecasting, and consumer behavior, she loves using those insights to bring meaningful creative innovations. She has over 10 years of experience in the beauty field, working with key global players, start-ups and agencies, exploring future spaces from R&D to marketing, science to storytelling. 

Erika de Godoy is the Global Head Innovation Foresight at Natura & Co. With 18 years of experience in strategic innovation management, she believes that business and creativity can work together to provide better experiences for people and can transform the world for the better. Erika has solid experience in innovation management, leading and coordinating the strategic management of the global product innovation process. With a background in chemical engineering and marketing, she applies her knowledge and forward perspective to beauty innovation.

Based in Paris, France, Vincent Gallon reports on the cosmetics industry worldwide. He studied Political Sciences and Law at the Université Lumières in Lyon and Université Panthéon-Sorbonne in Paris, and Marketing at the EM Lyon business school. Vincent has a long-standing experience in the cosmetics industry. He started his career at the French beauty federation (FEBEA) and SoGeCos Bologna Fiere, the Milan based trade organizer of the Cosmoprof trade shows. In 2008, he co-founded the respected online trade publication PremiumBeautyNews.com and a year later, the trade show MakeUp in Paris. Then he launched BrazilBeautyNews.com in 2014, to pay tribute to the strong development of the Brazilian personal care market.

Jeb Gleason-Allured is Content Director of Allured Business Media—comprised of Skin Inc., Global Cosmetic Industry, Cosmetics & Toiletries, MedEsthetics, NailPro, Beauty Launchpad and DaySpa—spanning professional and B2B beauty, wellness, and flavor and fragrance innovation. He represents the fourth generation of the Allured family to serve at the company.
 

Emmanuel Hembert is the Global Head of Cosmetics & Personal Care at Quantis. He has joined the firm after over 15 years in Strategy Consulting in International Consumer & Retail to bring a deeper understanding of the implications of the sustainability challenges for  clients. He is advising large multinationals individually and through collective initiatives in their journey to transform their entire value chain from ‘business as usual’ to ‘business at its best’. He is also Quantis’ Global Lead on the EcoBeautyScore consortium.

Celebrated visionary entrepreneur and beauty guru, Nicky’s reputation began in the early ‘90s with her London-based Space NK apothecary. Rapidly establishing itself as one of the most iconic sources of the world’s best beauty brands, Space NK has a thriving ecommerce business and over 100 retail locations in the UK and North America. Nicky enjoys an impressive track record of identifying upcoming retail and consumer trends specializing in nurturing innovation and creative talent. She has received extraordinary industry recognition for her achievements, including a MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for Services to the Cosmetic Industry. After 21 years, Nicky left Space NK to establish her own brand and retail consultancy that focuses on beauty, well-being and lifestyle. In addition to serving as a Non-Exec Director and Board Advisor to a number of innovative brands, in 2017 together with Lori Perella-Krebs and Winona Capital, Nicky co-founded Ancora Holdings, a new generation investor, focusing on clean beauty and wellness brands with a unique voice and a mindful raison d’être.

Michael Nolte is the SVP Creative Director of BEAUTYSTREAMS, the go-to trend insights platform for the beauty industry. A celebrated trend expert, Michael oversees a team of 200+ researchers, product development specialists, editors, and creatives from around the globe. Applying BEAUTYSTREAMS’ Trend Funnel methodology, Michael leads the Content from societal macrotrends to product development innovations, color and story forecasts, consumer insights, and reporting on current market innovations. Through the company’s Bespoke Division, Michael has closely consulted for the world’s top beauty companies on future shifts and new product innovations. His background includes over 20 years’ experience at esteemed French and American trend companies.

Elie Papiernik is the CEO of innovative design and branding agency centdegrés, which he co-founded
with David Nitlich. Mr. Papiernik believes that defining a sense of purpose is the first task on any project.
Passionate about the industry, he continually collaborates on the technical aspects of a project in order
to foster and develop design solutions. Fascinated by the world and its diverse cultures, Mr. Papiernik
loves traveling to meet clients, and hunting for fertile ideas that define original projects.

During her career, Stephanie has helped develop some of the fastest growing brands across the globe. Currently the Director of Product Development at Charlotte Tilbury in London, her role includes shaping category strategies, identifying innovation opportunities, and overseeing global product launches. Stephanie’s international beauty journey began with the Estee Lauder Companies in New York, where she injected innovation into assortments across multiple categories for MAC Cosmetics, Beauty Bank and Lauder’s Fragrance Division. In 2010, she widened her global perspective by joining LVMH in Paris as Sourcing Director for Sephora, identifying and launching brands and trend animations into European markets. 

For over 20 years, Benedetta has held the role of Technical Director in the skin care and make-up sectors, dealing with the research and development of cosmetic products and equipment for professional aesthetics, product development, worldwide regulatory, quality assurance and control and scientific communication. With a background in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology at the University of Pavia, as well as a scientific research experience in organic chemistry in the United States at Celgene Corporation, she joined the pharmaceutical multinational AstraZeneca for Quality Assurance - Global Product Release in the Sterile Injectable Anesthetics Division. Benedetta is a member of the scientific committees of well-known sector magazines, as well as member of the Technical Committee of Cosmetica Italia and of La Forza e il Sorriso and gives lectures for sector associations. Among other publications, she wrote the Cosmetologist's Manual, in collaboration with other authors.

Suzie Wokabi is the Founder of SuzieBeauty. Launched in December 2011, this revolutionary line is Kenya’s first beauty brand and a global trailblazer in creating a bespoke product for the African woman, by an African woman. She is a leading make-up artist, whose extensive industry experience runs the full gamut from print media to television, film, video, commercial, runway, and bridal. Dubbed by CNN as “The Face of African Beauty,”  Suzie is also a multiple award winner, with 34 nominations and/or wins under her belt.  A respected thought leader in the beauty space, she runs a popular program - The Suzie Wokabi Podcast. She aims to be an instrumental contributor to the growth of the African beauty industry.