Philip Kingsley Passes: Hair care legend Philip Kingsley, 86, the internationally renowned trichologist, passed away on Saturday, September 3. He is survived by his wife, Joan, and their daughters Anabel, a fellow trichologist and his company’s Director of Communications; Kate, a novelist; Sue, a pharmaceutical consultant, and Helen, a curator and archaeologist. Philip was a leading authority on hair and scalp health, and coined the phrase ‘bad hair day.’ He treated countless celebrity clients, wrote four books on hair care and for 10 years he penned an immensely popular hair advice column in London’s Sunday Times Style magazine. Philip was the first to link hair health with nutrition and well-being, and believed that the traditional classifications of hair as ‘normal, oily and dry’ were inaccurate, and introduced the concept of hair textures instead. This had a huge impact on the hair-care industry, and is the standard by which every modern hair care brand now operates. He also set up regular donations to the breast cancer charity, Look Good Feel Better, as well as the Royal Marsden Hospital for Cancer Research. Even at the age of 86, Philip was still working tirelessly to revolutionize the hair care market, and to bring reassurance and satisfaction to clients all over the world.

Shiseido Names Cullin to Bare Escentuals Role: In late August, Shiseido Americas named Kathy Cullin as General Manager of Bare Escentuals US. In the newly created role, Kathy will lead all of Bare Escentuals’ US wholesale, retail sales, e-commerce, channel planning, marketing and education teams. She will report directly to Marc Rey, CEO, Shiseido Americas. The company continues its search for a President of the unit. Kathy will be charged with driving all aspects of the US commercial business and customer experience of the bareMinerals and Buxom brands, including overseeing the unit’s multi-channel strategies and managing key relationships with US retailers. Most recently, Kathy was with Coty where she led the planning, implementation and development of all aspects of sales and education for Coty’s Prestige – Fragrances and philosophy divisions as Senior Vice President. Bare Escentuals’ transition to its new home in New York from the West Coast is progressing and is on track for completion by April 2017.

Lauder Taps Ross: Estée Lauder has appointed Andrew Ross to the role of Senior Vice President, Strategy and New Business Development, succeeding Peter Jueptner, who has been named President, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Andrew will join the beauty firm’s executive leadership team and report jointly to Fabrizio Freda, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Tracey T. Travis, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Global Finance and Strategy. He will be charged with leading the ongoing development and implementation of Lauder’s strategy and 10-year Strategic Compass, as well as the company’s mergers, acquisitions, licensing and alliance activities worldwide, identifying strategic opportunities to complement the company’s brand portfolio and capabilities. Most recently, Andrew served as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at ConAgra Foods, Inc., where he led the formulation of ConAgra’s corporate strategy, including oversight of their portfolio strategy, mergers and acquisitions.