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Chief Merchandising Officer
Sephora
Founder & COO
Credo
Founder
Fekkai, The One, Bastide
Global Category Manager, Beauty
Whole Foods
Founder
Supergoop
Co-Founder
Golde
Beauty Buyer
Revolve
Chief Marketing Officer
Dermstore
Commercial & Retail Director
Feelunique
Artemis Patrick is the Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer at Sephora. In her role, Artemis is responsible for driving Sephora’s vision in product market leadership and experience differentiation, bringing the needs of the Sephora client to the forefront of the makeup, skincare, fragrance, hair and wellness categories.
Since joining Sephora in February 2006, Artemis has helped shape some of Sephora’s most breakthrough category and product leadership initiatives to date, including indie fragrances, textured hair distortion, inclusive foundation assortments, clean beauty, and establishing Sephora as the first North American prestige beauty retailer to offer K-beauty products and brands. Leading with a passion for innovation and risk taking, Artemis helms a talented team of merchants and product development specialists, dedicated to helping clients learn, play and get inspired with beauty. During her 13 years at Sephora, Artemis has been a consistent leader in several business functions, including Senior Vice President and General Manager of Sephora inside JCPenney where she oversaw a retail network of 500+ stores including online, and prior to that served as the Vice President of eCommerce Merchandising for Sephora.com. Artemis also serves on the Operating Committee for the company.
Annie began her career in the luxury personal care category with her first job at Estee Lauder. In 1998, after 6 years at Estee Lauder, Annie was recruited by Steve Bock to be one of the early members of the team that launched Sephora USA, a newly created division of LVMH, in her initial role in Inventory Planning, and eventually the Director of Merchandising. In 2002, after 5 years at Sephora, Annie held different roles outside of cosmetics as the VP, DMM of textiles at Restoration Hardware as well as owning her own retail business. Eventually, Annie returned to cosmetics in Global Product Marketing for Benefit Cosmetics where she learned the fundamentals of product development, supply chain management and brand marketing from a leading personal care organization.
In 2011, Annie returned to her Sephora roots, in merchandising for color cosmetics at Sephora inside JC Penney and was able to leverage both her branding and merchant skills. Annie has had the rare privilege of working closely with brands from ‘concept to customer’, leading multiple teams whose responsibilities spanned from creative product ideation to in-store merchandising and promotions.
In 2013, Annie joined Shashi Batra in co-founding Credo. Credo’s mission is to change the way people think about the products they use every day.
For over three decades, Frederic Fekkai has shaped the global beauty landscape. Through his passion for innovation and natural beauty, Frédéric created an entirely new category of premium hair care that continues to thrive today. In 1989, he opened the first of seven luxury Fekkai salons across the US, servicing approximately 1,500 clients daily. In 1995, Frederic launched his eponymous, award-winning luxury hair care product collection, which is sold in over 40 countries around the world.
Frédéric and his family now divide their time between New York and his hometown of Aix-en-Provence, appreciating its culture, the land, and quality of life. In 2015, Frédéric and his wife, Shirin von Wulffen, acquired and refreshed their favorite heritage brand from Aix-en-Provence: Bastide, a beauty and lifestyle collection inspired by the wellness philosophy of Provence and founded on a commitment to artisanship and to clean, toxin-free living. In 2010, Frédéric was awarded the Chevalier de L’ordre National du Mérite, one of France’s highest honors in recognition of his positive impact on French culture.
Amy leads merchandising for Beauty (Facial Care, Hair Care, Cosmetics, and Fragrances), in the Whole Body Department. Amy has years of experience in category management in the Beauty industry, most recently, she spent 8 years as a senior buyer for Target’s Haircare and Skincare selection. She brings a passion for clean beauty and excitement around innovation and growth at Whole Foods Market, and in the clean beauty industry at large.
Holly Thaggard is the Founder of Supergoop!, the first and only lifestyle brand 100% dedicated to UV protection. Holly is aiming to change the way the world thinks about SPF through clean, feel-good, highly innovative formulas. When a close friend was diagnosed with skin cancer, Holly learned that it’s the most common type of cancer in the U.S. – and that it’s primarily preventable with the use of daily SPF.
But she also discovered that the #1 reason people don’t wear it every day is because it doesn’t feel good on their skin. So in 2007, she launched Supergoop!, a collection of ingredient-conscious, efficacious formulas that deliver broad spectrum protection in unique, user-friendly and feel-good ways. Holly is on a mission to stop the epidemic of skin cancer by changing consumer myths about SPF through these products, which also nourish the skin and blend in seamlessly with your daily routine. As Founder & CEO, Holly has hired a best-in-class leadership team and has been intimately involved with establishing and developing all divisions of the brand, from marketing to product development to sales. Over the course of her Supergoop! career, the brand has been included in Allure’s “Best of Beauty” list four years in a row and has won a 2012 CEW Award for Indie Beauty Brand. Holly graduated from LSU with a B.S. in Education, and prior to starting Supergoop!, she was a third grade teacher and professional harpist. She currently lives in San Antonio, Texas with her husband and two children.
Trinity was first exposed to the natural wonders of holistic health while growing up in the Hudson River Valley. Surrounded by a family who prioritized the impact of natural, well-sourced ingredients and a whole body approach to wellness, she was inspired to pursue a career as a holistic physician.
While pre-med at NYU, however, she became increasingly conflicted by the lack of accessibility in natural health care. She shifted gears and followed a marketing career in the tech world, all the while keeping personal wellness a top priority in her daily life.
It was there that Trinity decided to merge her newfound interest in brand building and storytelling with her lifelong passion for natural wellness. In 2017, she launched Golde with her partner, Issey Kobori. Driven to make wellness fun and approachable for consumers, the brand’s refreshing take on wellness has resonated with an incredible range of consumers and brands, including Sephora, Goop, The Wing and Urban Outfitters.
Kandice Hansen, beauty buyer at leading e-retailer, REVOLVE, has been with the company for over 5 years and has worked diligently to build and maintain an elevated brand mix within the mens category. More recently, Kandice ventured into Beauty, spearheading the launch of #REVOLVEbeauty and single handedly acquiring over 100 brands and 4,500+ products in under a year. With an influencer network comprised of over 5,000 of the most powerful influencers in the world, REVOLVE has leveraged the power of influencer marketing to become one of the most rapidly-growing fashion companies globally, with a current valuation of over $600 million. #REVOLVEbeauty launched in December 2016 and has become one of REVOLVE’s fastest growing segments with sales up over 150% YOY and the potential to reach over $100 million in sales in the future.
Education + Thought Leadership
Indie Beauty Media Group
Chief Merchandising Officer
Sephora
Co-Founder
Indie Beauty Media Group
Founder & COO
Credo
Global Category Manager, Beauty
Whole Foods
Founder
Inside Outer Beauty Market
Buyer/Director of Retail
The Detox Market
Education + Thought Leadership
Indie Beauty Media Group
Co-Founder + CEO
Function of Beauty
Co-Founder
Volition Beauty
Founder
Alpyn Beauty
Co-Founder
Golde
Education + Thought Leadership
Indie Beauty Media Group
Director of Emerging Brands
Ulta Beauty
Cosmetic Buyer
Neiman Marcus
Global Category Manager, Beauty
Whole Foods
Founder & COO
Credo
Commercial & Retail Director
Feelunique
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