02.09.16
Privately held specialty aesthetics company Sente is expanding. Pioneering the development of differentiated medical grade skin care products based on the science of glycosaminoglycans, it was founded in 2007 and is based in San Diego, Calif. The brand recently appointed Laurent Combredet as its new president and chief executive officer.
"Laurent is a well respected and strategic leader in the aesthetics dermatology field and we are excited to leverage his leadership and experience to help take the company to the next level," said Faheem Hasnain, chairman of the Board of Directors of Sente. "Laurent is a tremendous addition and I look forward to his strategic insight as we further position the company to be a major contender in the aesthetics industry.”
Combredet brings to Sente nearly 20 years of commercial, operations and management experience in the dermatology and consumer products industry. Most recently, he was general manager at Allergan, Medical Dermatology and Skin Care Division (including the Skinmedica line of products), where he was responsible for the management of a $700 million medical grade skin care business including international operations.
Previous to Allergan, Combredet was Senior Category Leader, Health and Beauty for Amazon France where he held general management positions and full P&L ownership. He has also held senior commercial and marketing roles with Johnson & Johnson, Neutrogena, Gap and Clairol. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from George Washington University and a Masters of Business Administration from Columbia Business School.
"Laurent is a well respected and strategic leader in the aesthetics dermatology field and we are excited to leverage his leadership and experience to help take the company to the next level," said Faheem Hasnain, chairman of the Board of Directors of Sente. "Laurent is a tremendous addition and I look forward to his strategic insight as we further position the company to be a major contender in the aesthetics industry.”
Combredet brings to Sente nearly 20 years of commercial, operations and management experience in the dermatology and consumer products industry. Most recently, he was general manager at Allergan, Medical Dermatology and Skin Care Division (including the Skinmedica line of products), where he was responsible for the management of a $700 million medical grade skin care business including international operations.
Previous to Allergan, Combredet was Senior Category Leader, Health and Beauty for Amazon France where he held general management positions and full P&L ownership. He has also held senior commercial and marketing roles with Johnson & Johnson, Neutrogena, Gap and Clairol. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from George Washington University and a Masters of Business Administration from Columbia Business School.