Independent French skincare, makeup and wellbeing house Clarins SAS today announced several organisational evolutions to support its strategic plan – Clarins Unlimited – with the ambition to become the global skincare authority and capture growth opportunities, all supported by strong commitments towards responsible beauty.
Effective 1 January 2021, Clarins will put in place a new Global Travel Retail division to support growth ambitions in the channel and better respond to continuously evolving travellers’ expectations.
Alexandre Callens, currently General Manager of Travel Retail APAC, will become Global Travel Retail President, based in Singapore, reporting to Clarins President and CEO Jonathan Zrihen.
Christian Laurent, currently President of Global Travel Retail and Emerging Markets, has been appointed to the key new role of President of Future Growth Markets. He will focus on developing business in Latam, Northern Europe, Africa, and Middle East domestic markets with a particular emphasis on ramping up the digital footprint in these countries. [Look out for more from Laurent, one of travel retail’s most passionate and professional advocates, and Callens soon].
“Despite the current pandemic situation, we strongly believe Travel Retail represents fantastic long-term growth opportunities for Clarins,” said Zrihen. “The changes in our organisation will enable us to better capitalise on our strong position, while strengthening our ability to respond to travelling customers’ evolving needs, with specific innovative offers and experiences.
“I would like to sincerely thank Christian Laurent, who has been successfully leading our Global Travel Retail and Emerging Markets division for the past five years. With Alexandre Callens’ solid background as head of Travel Retail APAC for the past seven years and the strong foundations laid by Christian Laurent, I am convinced we will successfully unleash Clarins full potential.”
“As someone who has been in travel retail for 21 years, I feel very privileged – even more privileged as the group listened to the fact that the centre of gravity has to be shifted to Asia, this is a very bold move,” Callens told The Moodie Davitt Report today.
Family-owned Clarins SAS is focused two major brands offering high-quality beauty products and services, Clarins and My Blend.
The house is present in over 140 countries. It has 28 subsidiaries worldwide, employs 8,500 people, manufacture and develop most of its products in France and exports over 90% of production.
Clarins is wholly committed to the concept of promoting responsible beauty. Look out for a compelling interview with Virginie Courtin-Clarins, Deputy CEO and Head of CSR in coming days.
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