Christie Fleischer Named CEO of Benefit Cosmetics

Sep 18th, 2019
Audrey Latimer
Photo courtesy of LinkedIn
Photo courtesy of LinkedIn

Benefit Cosmetics has named Christie Fleischer as its new CEO.

Fleischer's past experience includes vice president, merchandise franchise strategy for the Disney Store, and head of merchandise & product development—Disney Parks, Experiences & Consumer Products. 

Most recently, Fleischer served as head of global consumer products at Netflix. 

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