VIOLET GREY Appoints Maureen Case as President

Jun 29th, 2015

Mino Zaccaro

Maureen Case Pres

Founder & CEO of VIOLET GREY, Cassandra Huysentruyt Grey, is pleased to announce the appointment of Maureen Case as President of the company, effective July 1st, 2015. Case will be the first President for VIOLET GREY, a role that was created in response to the exponential growth of the Los Angeles-based luxury beauty company heralded for its distinct point of view in the content and commerce space.

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