Coty Luxury on bringing back the magic of fragrance in 2017

Published: 7-Jun-2017
Retail

Pure Beauty’s Editor Laura Husband talks to Alexis Vaganay, General Manager, Coty Luxury UK & Ireland, about working for a ‘start-up’, his mission to sell the magic of fragrance to the millennial generation and Tiffany fragrances entering the UK market

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What does your role entail?

I lead the commercial organisation of Coty Luxury in the UK and Ireland.

My role is to motivate and inspire my teams to build new and iconic products and brands within our portfolio and to ensure they are at the forefront of luxury by being the most relevant propositions for the UK&I consumer.

How did you get to where you are?

I joined Coty last June and in October 2016 Coty Inc completed

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