La Giuria di Cosmoprof Awards

Munnawar Chishty has held senior roles in the beauty industry for over 20 years, in leading CPG business such as Johnson & Johnson and GSK. She is currently Vice President and Global Category Director Beauty for the No7 Beauty Company division of Walgreens Boots Alliance.

Jessica Cruel is the Editor-in-Chief of Allure, where she leads the development of multi-platform editorial content for print, digital and video platforms, including the Readers' Choice Awards and Best of Beauty Awards franchises. Cruel joined Allure in 2019, first as Features Director and, more recently, served as the title’s Content Director. As Content Director, Cruel spearheaded The Melanin Edit, a new Allure platform exploring all things relating to Black beauty, skin care, and wellness.

Valentina Debernardi is one of Italy’s leading beauty journalists with over 20 years’ experience. She is now the Creative Beauty Director of Hearst Digital group and the Senior Beauty Editor of Esquire and Harper's Bazaar magazines. Her vast editorial experience includes working with leading Italian fashion and beauty magazines such as Elle, Vanity Fair, Marie Claire, and Grazia. In addition, she served as a juror for Accademia del Profumo and was the godmother of Cosmoprof 22. 

Rosanna Gehring is the Head of Global Content Commerce at retailer Douglas, based in Germany. With more than 12 years’ experience as an e-commerce professional, Rosanna has been working for Douglas since 2018, previously responsible for E-Commerce Marketing Germany and Switzerland. Her strong background in the digital area also included doing e-commerce marketing, content, creative marketing and digital content productions for fashion brand s.Oliver. Rosanna also worked at an e-commerce fashion and underwear start-up from Berlin.

Jenifer Gerlach Martin is the Senior Director Exclusive and Control Brand Beauty for Shoppers Drug Mart. During her 12-year tenure, she has held a uniquely broad scope of leadership positions ranging from pharmacy, strategic procurement to product development along with a secondment to the Synergy team during Loblaw Company's acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart. In 2020 she led the Control Brand Beauty team to create, build and launch the new enterprise beauty brand, Quo Beauty, comprised of more than 1000 products across a range of 12 categories.  Currently, she is focused on driving sustainability and ESG initiatives for Quo Beauty along with sourcing exciting new exclusive beauty brands for the Canadian market. Jenifer holds a master's degree from the Smith School of Business at Queen's University.  

Nyakio Grieco, entrepreneur and cofounder of inclusive retail site Thirteen Lune, began her journey in beauty at a young age, learning the importance of clean ingredients and formulas from her Kenyan grandparents. After working in the entertainment industry, she launched her namesake line, Nyakio Beauty, in 2002. Nyakio and her partner Patrick Herning founded Thirteen Lune in December 2020, in an effort to not only provide minority-owned brands with greater visibility, but also debunk the myth that Black and Brown people make products only for their own races and ethnicities.

Becky Hall is currently the Vice-President, DMM Beauty at upscale retailer Neiman Marcus in Dallas, Texas, USA. She is a distinguished retail executive with proven expertise in division and chief merchant responsibilities, long-range planning, planning and allocation, P&L management, and system development and implementation across a variety of retail sectors. Her prior roles at luxury retailer Neiman Marcus include Vice President, Strategy and Operating Model and Neiman Marcus Last Call. She was also Vice President at Fashion Jewelry Signet Jewelers, Zale Division;Vice President, Corporate Planning and Allocation at Stage Stores; and Vice President of Planning and Allocation for Jewelry, Shoes, Apparel, Home at JCPenney.

Jane Henderson is the Chairman for Mintel Beauty & Wellness. Over the past 15 years, she’s dedicated herself to building the market intelligence agency for Beauty which has positioned her as a key leader within the industry.  
She is also an operating partner and investor in a number of disruptive D-to-C brands. Jane takes part on several boards, working closely with the leading industry associations and some of the fastest-growing global beauty brands & services.
 

William Koeberlé is the President of several esteemed organizations including the Conseil du Commerce de France, the Fédération Française de la Parfumerie Sélective (FFPS), a professional association which brings together 2,500 points of sale in France, and the European Federation of Perfumer Distributors (FEPD). Passionate about trade and business development, William Koeberlé has spent his career in management positions in major groups in the distribution sector such as Métro, Cora, Promodès and Carrefour, before joining the Hong Kong group AS Watson where he headed the Marionnaud group.

Adelaide Portela is the Private Labels Director, Health, Wellness & Beauty at Sonae MC Portugal. With over 10 years’ experience in the health and beauty sector, her expertise is in turning conceptual dreams into reality through compelling brands and consumer products. She is currently developing new products and brands for the Dr. Wells brand at leading Portuguese retailer SONAE MC.

Jeanne Tamayo has worked in the beauty industry for over 20 years. Starting out in the Industry as a commercial (TV/Film) make-up artist. She then transitioned to sales roles at Smashbox Cosmetics (Manager Strategic Training programs) and Stila Cosmetics (Director of Broadcast Retail) where she produced content for such customers as Sephora, Ulta, QVC, HSN and Nordstrom. For the last 10 years she has been a Beauty Buyer in the Mass Channel, first at Whole Foods Market and now managing the Cosmetics category at H-E-B Grocery working with such brands as L’Oreal, ELF, NYX, Revlon, Covergirl, Pixi, Pacifica, Revolution Beauty, Neutrogena, Milani, Wet n Wild, LA Girl, The Crème Shop, W3LL People, Burt’s Bees, and the Balm. 

Lan Vu is the Founder/CEO of BEAUTYSTREAMS, the global beauty industry reference. She is a renowned trend forecast visionary with over 30 years’ experience. Launching BEAUTYSTREAMS over 10 years ago, the company is an industry game-changer as the first forecasting site exclusively dedicated to beauty. Her foresight has guided and impacted leading companies worldwide, helping to anticipate shifts, identify opportunities for growth, and create successful products and marketing strategies. Taking inspiration from her multi-cultural background, she was one of the first to analyze make-up color by regional skin tones and tastes. Lan lectures worldwide and is frequently quoted in international trade and consumer publications.

Lizzy West is the Head of Product Development - Skin, Body, Hair & Fragrance at MECCA Brands. Driven by a desire to surprise and delight the customer, she has created many best-selling products across skin, sun, make-up and beyond. With a knack for innovation and a creativity-meets-commerciality style, Lizzy lives and breathes beauty. Her product passions include ingredient technology, novel textures, fragrance, hybrid products and ideation. Lizzy enjoys the immersion in the brand development process and its magical alchemy to create enduring brands and products. During her career, Lizzy has also had the privilege of working with an array of renowned brand founders and luxury brands to bring their travel ranges to life (airlines and hotels). Lizzy started her working life as a commercial lawyer before the call to beauty was too strong.