Revlon, Inc. announced its board of directors elected Lorenzo Delpani as Revlon’s new president and CEO, effective November 1, 2013. Delpani replaces David Kennedy, who served briefly as Revlon’s interim CEO and who will continue to serve as Revlon’s vice chairman. Delpani was also appointed to serve as a member of Revlon’s board, as well as the board of Revlon’s wholly owned operating subsidiary, Revlon Consumer Products Corporation.
Prior to joining the company as part of its recent acquisition of The Colomer Group (TCG), Delpani served as TCG’s CEO since May 2007. Before he joined TCG, Delpani served in senior executive positions at Reckitt Benckiser , including responsibility for South Western Europe and for new product initiatives and e-business. Prior to Reckitt Benckiser, Delpani held senior marketing and executive positions of increasing scope and responsibility with Johnson & Johnson and The Procter & Gamble Company.
Commenting on the announcement, Kennedy said, "The acquisition of The Colomer Group represents a significant, strategic step forward for Revlon, and this leadership transition ensures that we have highly capable executives to continue to lead the combined company. Lorenzo has demonstrated success in leading companies to achieve breakthrough innovations, in reshaping business processes to drive growth and profitability, and in successfully leading complex and geographically diverse organizations. I am highly confident that Lorenzo will bring exemplary and visionary leadership and tremendous passion and focus on ensuring the success of the combined Revlon business.”
Revlon chairman Ronald O. Perelman said, "I want to welcome Lorenzo to his new role as Revlon’s president and CEO. Lorenzo has the depth and breadth of strategic, marketing, sales, financial and operational leadership experience to successfully lead and transform the combined Revlon company at this time of extraordinary opportunity and will bring a vision and talent for innovation across all areas of the company’s business.”
