Shiseido has announced the appointment of Ronald Gee as its Chief Financial Officer of its subsidiary Shiseido Americas.
Gee will take on his new role on 22 April and will be responsible for Shiseido America’s financie and information technology operations.
Gee joins Shiseido from rival beauty conglomerate Coty, where he also served as Chief Financial Officer of the Americas overseeing commercial execution across mass, prestige and salon channel businesses. He held this role for three years and, prior to this, worked at L’Oréal USA for almost ten years. At L’Oréal, Gee held the position of Vice President of Finance for the International Designer Collections. He handled financial activities concerning L’Oréal’s designer fragrances and prestige cosmetics and skin care brands.
At Shiseido, Gee will be tasked with supporting regional integration efforts and helping the company enhance corporate structure for prestige brands including NARS, Bare Escentuals, Shiseido Cosmetics America and BPI .
Speaking about his appointment, Gee said: “Shiseido is unmatched in the strength of its brands and its reputation around the globe. A continued commitment to financial and organizational planning will be key to executing Shiseido’s strategy in the Americas, and I am thrilled for the opportunity to help fulfill that vision. I look forward to working with the Company’s brand leaders, the Americas team and Tokyo headquarters to bring Shiseido’s world-class products to more consumers, across more markets throughout the region.”
Marc Rey, President & CEO of Shiseido Americas, said: “I am excited to welcome Ron to the Shiseido family at a time of enormous growth and opportunity in our regional operations. Ron is a proven leader in operational integration and maximising the potential of a range of cosmetics brands. “His vision will be critical as we continue developing our corporate team to support the growing needs of our businesses and work towards our global strategy, Vision 2020. I am confident that he will bring strong guidance to Shiseido Americas, and I look forward to all of his future successes.”
