The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. appoints Akhil Shrivastava executive vice president and chief financial officer starting on 1 November. succeeding Tracey Travis, whose retirement was announced in July.
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Estee Lauder Companies taps a CFO; L’Oréal SA expands SkinCeuticals brand in Japan through Cutera partnership; IFF's Shanghai Creative Center operational by September; vegan hair care brand Naturaz expanding retail with seed funding; American Exchange Group acquires Indie Lee; and US men using skin care up 68% since 2022.

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