The organizers of the World Beauty Innovation Summit - to take place in Vienna on June 9th-10th - have announced today the winners of the INNOCOS 2016 Innovation Leader of the Year Awards in Marketing, Product and Packaging.
Selected by the team of 4 judges [1] and the organizers, these Honourees are recognized for their impressive performance, leadership potential, and the impact they’re making on their companies and the industry in innovation.
“We meet many extraordinary leaders at our events and our goal is to give them more recognition through the Innovation Leader of the Year Awards. We have the support of our jury, which consists of industry and leadership experts, and are very excited to announce the winners for 2016,” says Irina Kremin, who leads INNOCOS events.
The winners are selected from an extensive pool of candidates, narrowed down to three finalists in three categories.
The 2016 INNOCOS Innovation Leader of the Year Award winners are…
Marketing
– Winner: Angela Cretu, General Manager Turkey, Group VP Africa & Middle East, Avon Cosmetics
– Runner-up: Sian Sutherland, Co-Creator of Mio and Mama Mio, now Consultant Brand Creator
– Finalist: Veronique Gohmann, Director of Marketing and Communication, Yves Rocher
Product
– Winner: Des Fernandes, Scientific Advisor, Environ Skin Care
– Runner-up: GeetaChaudhary, COO, Maruva Cosmetics P/L
– Finalist: Joseph Chang, Chief Scientific Officer and Executive VP, Product Development, Nu Skin Enterprise
Packaging
– Winner: John Morgan, Senior Scientist, Open Innovation, Amway
– Runner-up: Craig Dubitsky,Founder & CEO, Hello Products LLC
– Finalist: Abdullah Sahin, CEO, AgrioKozmetikveTarımltd.şti
Awards will be presented on June 9 at the Imperial Riding School Renaissance Hotel in Vienna during the World Beauty Innovation Summit INNOCOS.
