Warpaint London plc (LON:W7L), the specialist supplier of colour cosmetics and owner of the W7 and Technic brands , has announced the appointment of Mr John Collier as an independent Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 September 2021.
Mr Collier is a Canadian national, based in New York, USA, who has spent nearly 30 years in the consumer goods industry, primarily at Revlon, the multinational cosmetics, skin care, fragrance, and personal care company. More recently, Mr Collier has been appointed as President of Swiss oral beauty and health company, vVARDIS Inc. Prior to founding his own New York based advisory business he was at Revlon between 1996 and 2018, latterly as President, North America. In this role he managed operations with approximately US$1.7 billion of annual sales, with responsibility for brand assets and commercial relationships spanning direct, e-commerce, speciality and prestige sales channels. His prior roles at Revlon included senior management positions with responsibility for brand and market development, including implementing e-commerce strategies.
Mr Collier will be a member of the Company’s remuneration committee and its audit committee.
Regulatory disclosures
The following disclosures are made in accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
John Travis Collier, aged 50, has, or has been during the last five years, a director or partner of the following companies/partnerships:
Current directorships/partnerships
Vvardis
Coldon Group
Ross Institute
Previous directorships/partnerships
Revlon
Mr Collier holds no ordinary shares in the Company.
Commenting, Clive Garston, Chairman of Warpaint, said:
“We are very pleased to welcome John to the Warpaint board. He brings with him a wealth of experience in the cosmetics sector, including implementing sales strategies and brand development, covering both traditional and online sales channels. John brings extensive and valuable experience that will be particularly beneficial as we seek to grow our North American business.”
