New Faces and Spaces
Eric Cowles appointed to SkinCeuticals U.S. General Manager. Crowels will now take full ownership of the U.S. business and P/L responsibility. He joined SkinCeuticals in 2001 as head of marketing, working on both global brand strategy and domestic market development. With the L’Oreal acquisition, Crowels was promoted to Vice President. He was promoted to Senior Vice President for the U.S. in January 2009, taking the helm of the marketing and sales functions, as SkinCeuticals developed separate U.S. and international structures.
G.S. Cosmeceutical USA, Inc. recently announced the appointment of Andrea Sercu to Marketing Manager. Reporting to the company’s Chief Operating Officer, Gurkirpal Sandhu, Sercu will develop and implement the corporate marketing strategy to increase G.S. Cosmeceutical’s market share, including the research and development of media services and strategies and the creation of corporate sales and marketing collateral.
Lifeline Skin Care, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of International Stem Cell Corporation recently announced that it has retained the services of Raulee Marcus, to help design a marketing program for its newly created line of skin care products based on ISCO’s proprietary Parthenogenic Stem Cells.
Dermalogica has opened a 300 square foot kiosk in London’s Westfield Shopping Mall. Westfield Mall is the largest shopping mall in Europe, visited by an estimated one million shoppers each week who frequent the mall’s 350 high-end retailers.
HerbaSway welcomes JoAnn Cerosky as Director of Sales and Renee Sarnecky as Marketing Manager for the new HerbaSway Spa & Beauty Division. JoAnn Cerosky brings Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service experience to the team at HerbaSway. Renee Sarnecky brings Marketing and Creative Design experience to HerbaSway.
Electro-Optical Sciences, Inc. recently announced the appointment of Charles Stiefel to its Board of Directors. Stiefel brings more than 25 years of experience in the dermatology industry to the EOS Board.
PCA SKIN peels are viewed as the gold standard in the industry, and PCA SKIN is acknowledged in prominent medical textbooks as the originator of modified and enhanced Jessner’s chemical peel formulations. These and the whole line of innovative PCA SKIN blended solutions have made the process of chemical peeling an effective yet non-traumatic option for improving patients’ skin health.
In the News
HerbaSway Spa & Beauty, makers of an innovative new line of Beauty Drinks, joined Madison & Mulholland for this fabulous benefit affair at the home of Sarah Ehrlich, founder of www.helpfororphans.org in Beverly Hills, Cali. The event was a gathering of celebrities, stylists, editors, and many more who sampled products and received gifts for charity. Guests who stopped by the HerbaSway Spa & Beauty table included Marisol Nichols, Kim Coles, Judd Nelson, Shar Jackson, Boo Boo Stewart, Patrick Warburtan, Caroline Hennessey, Kristin Quintrall, and many more!
Honors for Consumer Protection: Stephen Strassler, president, Reviva Labs, presents the “Certificate of Excellence” to broadcast journalist Tracy Davidson, Philadelphia NBC-TV anchor for her consumer protection reports. Reviva Labs pioneered no animal testing and focuses on natural ingredients for all of its skin care products. The firm has been congratulated by the U.S. Congress.
Joining healing resources together to help UNICEF’s ongoing efforts to help the children of Haiti, Healing Arts For Haiti sent out its own personalized valentine to the children of Haiti last month. This one-of-a-kind event bolstered the outstanding work that UNICEF has been a part of in Haiti especially for the children, many of whom have been injured and orphaned due to the January earthquakes and subsequent tremors. One hundred percent of the proceeds from this event will help the efforts to assist the Haitian community to rebuild. Along with The Grand Hyatt Hotel New York and Oasis Day Spa, additional supporting organizations and media partners include: Swedish Institute, Spa Magazine, American Spa Magazine, Curiosity Works, Reed Exhibition, SpaFinder, Sheckys, Dermalogica, Savoy Professional Magazine, Matis Paris, MD Corrective Care, What’s Hot!, and Day Spa Association.
Taking the Waters, distributor of Thera:Vie Gloves and Booties to the spa and salon markets, received an Export Achievement Certificate awarded by the Department of Commerce/US Commercial Service for exporting excellence at the “ExporTech: Doing Business in the Americas Conference” held at the Trump Taj Mahal Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
ZO Skin Health, Inc. a company formed to give consumers access to world-renowned dermatologist Dr. Zein Obagi’s non-prescription skin care products, has filed a suit in California Superior Court challenging the anti-competitive practices of Obagi Medical Products, Inc. (OMP). The lawsuit presents evidence that OMP, the world’s top distributor of physician-dispensed, prescription skin care products, has engaged in a wide range of unlawful activities to prevent ZO from providing the general consumer market with access to the newest anti-aging skin care products invented by Dr. Obagi.
Announcements
derma e® Natural Bodycare, a pioneer in cutting-edge effective natural skin care, is pleased to announce they are live on Twitter. Building on derma e®’s social media presence, this platform allows the company to join in on the conversation creating multiple opportunities for interaction with followers.
The 12th edition of the Spa Week Event is slated for April 12 – 18, 2010. In total, the nationwide Spa Week Spring Event will include 30 markets and a list of participating spas will be posted on www.spaweek.com by mid-March. The Spring Spa Week Event will bring $50 spa treatments to consumers at over 800 spas across North America. As always, the goal is to introduce a new generation of consumers to the benefits of a healthy lifestyle by opening up the spa industry to the masses. Spa Week has spent the last six years turning “wellness” from a mere buzzword into a healthy reality.
To celebrate 30 years of premier scientific gatherings, the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS) will host an unrivaled educational event at Laser 2010. The Annual Conference will be held in Phoenix, Ariz., on April 14-18, 2010, at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel and Phoenix Convention Center.
CND is pleased to announce the winner of the first ever online Nail Style Competition – Anna Nelson. Nelson received an all-expense paid trip to NYC Fall Fashion Week in February, where she will have the unique opportunity to meet CND Co-founder and style director Jan Arnold and shadow CND certified nail professionals backstage. For her winning look, she incorporated CND’s Colour & Effects using a combination of Oilslick, Ice Blue Shimmer, and Sapphire Sparkle to create a truly wild animal print nail.
Eco-beauty leader Aveda™ announces the launch of its mobile commerce platform – m.aveda.com. One of the beauty industry’s first mobile commerce sites, m.aveda.com provides guests with convenient, on-the-go access to ww.aveda.com from any web-enabled mobile device.
Congratulations PCA!
In 2010, PCA SKIN® marks their 20th year of improving people’s lives. Over these two decades, the company has evolved from a small Arizona business into a global organization
, serving physicians and clinicians in 60 countries. They were the first to provide products to the medical aesthetic market for treating such skin conditions as acne, aging skin, sensitive skin, and hyperpigmentation. Making these products available to physicians and clinical aestheticians has greatly increased their ability to create dramatic, visible changes in patients’ skin. The company’s commitment to developing products formulated with the most scientifically advanced ingredients available to deliver outstanding results continues.
“As we reach this important milestone,” states Richard Linder, PCA SKIN CEO, “we are celebrating the physicians, nurses, and licensed skin care professionals dedicated to improving the health and appearance of their patients’ skin. We remain committed to bringing medical professionals the best science and products for helping their patients overcome their skin challenges. We invite these professionals to join us as we embark on the next 20 years of improving people’s lives, especially theirs and their patients’.”
Another hallmark of PCA SKIN® is their commitment to education. They recognize that clinicians’ success depends on building a strong knowledge base and honing skills. The company works closely with clinicians to help them achieve the designation of ‘PCA SKIN Certified Professional.’ The company regards these PCA SKIN Certified Professionals as an important extension of their internal team. PCA SKIN continues to develop new curricula to satisfy the PCA SKIN Certified Professionals’ intellectual curiosity so they can continue to improve the health and appearance of their patients’ skin.
On the doorstep of their 20-year anniversary, PCA SKIN remains deeply committed to improving skin health. They continue to share new science and technology with physicians and clinicians to help them achieve dramatic results with patients and excellence in their practices.
