Former Mars exec to sit on beauty brand board

NEW YORK — Olivier Goudet, partner and CEO of the Joh. A. Benckiser Group and former CFO of Mars Inc., has been appointed global beauty brand Coty’s board of directors. Goudet replaces Bernd Beetz, who stepped down from Coty's board to pursue other interests.

JAB is a privately held group that owns and invests in premium brands; it is also Coty's majority shareholder.

"We bid Bernd a fond farewell and wish him the best of luck in his new endeavors. Coty, its employees and shareholders will be forever grateful for Bernd's leadership during his tenure as Coty's CEO. We will miss his passion, energy and the many contributions he made to the Coty business throughout well over decade," said Bart Becht, chairman, Coty's board of directors. "We are excited to add Olivier's enormous talents and expertise to our board, and look forward to drawing on his wealth of knowledge and business experience, particularly with publicly traded consumer companies."

"As I step down from Coty's board, and look back upon my past 11 years at Coty, I am proud to have been at the helm during this time in Coty's history. I am full of enthusiasm as I begin a new chapter in my professional life, and wish everyone at Coty continued success," said Beetz.

Goudet also serves on the board of directors of Anheuser-Busch InBev and the board of the Washington Performing Arts Society.

Coty's product offerings include global brands such as Adidas, Calvin Klein, Chloe, Davidoff, Marc Jacobs, Opi, Philosophy, Playboy, Rimmel and Sally Hansen.