Innocos 2016 Winners Announced

May 16th, 2016

Mino Zaccaro

Innocos 2016's World Beauty Innovation Summit organizers announced the winners of the Innovation Leader of the Year Awards in marketing, product and packaging. The summit will take place in Vienna on June 9-10, 2016, where the winners will be officially awarded.

The winners were selected by a team of four judges and the organizers. The winners are as follows:

Marketing

Winner: Angela Cretu, General Manager Turkey, Group VP Africa & Middle East, Avon Cosmetics

1st Runner-up: Sian Sutherland, Co-Creator of Mio and Mama Mio, now Consultant Brand Creator

2nd Runner-up: Veronique Gohmann, Director of Marketing and Communication, Yves Rocher

Product

Winner: Des Fernandes, Scientific Advisor, Environ Skin Care

1st Runner-up: Geeta Chaudhary, COO, Maruva Cosmetics P/L

2nd Runner-up: Joseph Chang, Chief Scientific Officer and Executive VP, Product Development, Nu Skin Enterprise

Packaging

Winner: John Morgan, Senior Scientist, Open Innovation, Amway

1st Runner-up: Craig Dubitsky, Founder & CEO, Hello Products LLC

2nd Runner-up: Abdullah Sahin, CEO, Agrio Kozmetik ve Tarım ltd.

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