Beauty and personal care
Product professionals in Beauty and personal care
These ten professionals have held product development, product management and head of product roles at beauty and personal care brands and a beauty retailer. A reader can learn how beauty teams decide which skincare, cosmetics and personal care products to develop, and how those products move from formulation to launch.
Professionals to explore
01—10Arielle Springer
LinkedInExperience: Director Product Development & Innovation · BABOR BEAUTY GROUP
Director Product Development & Innovation at BABOR BEAUTY GROUP since 2026. Her headline describes work across cosmetic actives, formulation and packaging. Also Fachautorin & Innovation Consultant auf Honorarbasis at Aus Wissen wird Wirkung since 2021. Other listed roles include Wissenschaftlicher Berater at BABOR BEAUTY GROUP (2025–2026), Geschäftsfeldmanagerin at Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV (2021–2025) and Wissenschaftlerin at Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV (2019–2021).
Caroline Avery
LinkedInExperience: Product Director · SEPHORA
Product Director at SEPHORA since 2022. Her summary says she focuses on product management in the beauty retail sector as Sephora's Product Director. Other listed roles include Market Analyst at SEPHORA (2019–2022), Product Development Specialist at SEPHORA (2018–2019), Senior Product Manager at SEPHORA (2016–2017) and Product Manager at SEPHORA (2014–2015).
Delphine Leyssene
LinkedInExperience: Product Director · REVOLUTION BEAUTY
Product Director at REVOLUTION BEAUTY since 2025. The listing describes Revolution Beauty as a personal care product manufacturing company. Other listed roles include Head of Product & Brand at THG (2022–2024), Head of Product Development at THG (2021–2022), NPD Manager at Tangle Teezer Ltd (2019–2021) and Global Innovation Manager at REN Clean Skincare (2018–2019).
Jessica Zuschlag
LinkedInExperience: Senior Product Development Manager · Seed Beauty/ColourPop
Former Senior Product Development Manager at Seed Beauty/ColourPop (2025–2026). Her summary describes leading end-to-end product development in skincare and color cosmetics. Also Director Of Strategic Innovation & Market Development at Swiss American CDMO since 2026 and Beauty Product Development, Innovation & Marketing Consultant at TheArtOfLipstick Beauty Consulting since 2024. Other listed roles include Director of Product Development & Marketing at Cosmetic Solutions Innovation Labs (2024) and Sr. Manager, Product Development & Innovation at Cosmetic Solutions Innovation Labs (2022–2024).
Justina Mejia-Montane
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Global Product Development, Innovation and Packaging · Huda Beauty
Former Senior Vice President, Global Product Development, Innovation and Packaging at Huda Beauty (2019–2023). Her summary describes 20+ years in the beauty industry launching products across categories including color cosmetics, skincare, hair care and fragrance. Also Chief Product Officer at KAYALI since 2025. Other listed roles include Open Late Advisory Board Member at Open Late (2024–2025), Global Head, Product Innovation and Packaging Development, Dyson Beauty at Dyson (2023–2025) and Vice President, Global Product Development & Innovation at Aveda (2016–2019).
Lauren Albanese
LinkedInExperience: Global Brand Director Product Development · First Aid Beauty
Former Global Brand Director Product Development at First Aid Beauty (2022–2024). Her headline lists skincare, body, fragrance and OTC product development. Also listed as Fractional Consultant Product Development, Product Marketing Specialty Beauty Category Expert since 2024. Other listed roles include Director Of Product Development at First Aid Beauty (2019–2021), Senior Manager Product Development at First Aid Beauty (2016–2019) and Product Development Manager at First Aid Beauty (2014–2016).
Lisa Gaynor
LinkedInExperience: Head of Product Development and Sustainability · Red Cactus SA. (Asteri Beauty)
Head of Product Development and Sustainability at Red Cactus SA. (Asteri Beauty) since 2021. Her current role description says she leads new product development at Asteri Beauty. Other listed roles include Marketing Consultant - (Beauty and Personal Care Specialist) at Drimony Consultants (2017–2021), Head of New Brand Development at Walgreens Boots Alliance (2015–2016), Interim Product Director at Walgreens Boots Alliance (2015) and Head of International Brand Development at Walgreens Boots Alliance (2011–2015).
Marie Averion
LinkedInExperience: Director of Product Development · GOPURE
Director of Product Development at GOPURE since 2024. The listing describes goPure as a clinically proven brand of skincare products. Other listed roles include Director of Product Development & Clinical Affairs at The Rootist (2023–2024), Senior Manager of Product Development at Glow Recipe (2022), Senior Manager, Product Development at StriVectin Operating Company (2022) and Product Development Manager at StriVectin Operating Company (2019–2022).
Sarah Louise Jones
LinkedInExperience: Director of Product Development - Youth to the People · L'Oréal
Director of Product Development - Youth to the People at L'Oréal since 2026. The listing describes L'Oréal as a personal care product manufacturing company. Other listed roles include Sr. Director of Product Development at THE CENTER (2024–2025), Director of Product Development at Mane (2023–2024), Head of Product Development at rhode skin (2022–2023) and Director, Product Development - Skincare & Innovation at Beautycounter (2021–2022).
Zsolt Bagdi
LinkedInExperience: Director of Product Development · Harry's
Former Director of Product Development at Harry's (2015–2023). His summary describes him as a personal care executive skilled in product development and tech transfer. Other listed roles include Manager Skincare Product Development at Elizabeth Arden (2009–2015), Sr. Innovation Analyst, Product Development at Bumble and bumble (2003–2009) and Research Chemist at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (1998–2002).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's category and channel to your decision, since prestige cosmetics, clinical skincare, grooming and retail assortments follow different development and launch paths. Check whether their relevant role is current or past before asking about today's market.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you decide which product concepts moved into formulation and which were dropped?
- 02When a formula, package or supplier problem threatened a launch date, how did you decide what to change?
- 03Tell me about a product that sold differently than you expected after launch. What did you change afterwards?
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