Happi Staff08.20.20
Rich Simpson has joined Maesa’s U.S. executive team as senior vice president of customer development for North America & International. Simpson is an accomplished industry leader with 20+ years of experience across multiple brand platforms in Sales, Customer Strategy, & Marketing.
Most recently, Simpson served as the head of U.S. eCommerce at Johnson & Johnson where he led strategy & activation to drive eCommerce to be the fastest growing channel within J&J U.S. Consumer, including leading Customer Development on Amazon. Prior to that role, he led U.S. Customer Strategy at Johnson & Johnson for well-known beauty and personal care brands, including Aveeno, RoC, Lubriderm, Johnson’s Baby, Listerine, Neosporin, and Band-Aid Brand after having led Customer Development across top customers (Walmart, CVS, & Dollar General).
“I could not be more excited to join the amazing team at Maesa; a company that continues to transform the beauty incubation model to bring new and innovative brands & products to market,” said Simpson.
Maesa is an independent global beauty brand incubator with flagship brands such as Flower Beauty, Kristin Ess, TPH by Taraji and Hairitage. It also develops Private Brands for retailers across hair care, skincare, fragrance, cosmetics and personal care.
Most recently, Simpson served as the head of U.S. eCommerce at Johnson & Johnson where he led strategy & activation to drive eCommerce to be the fastest growing channel within J&J U.S. Consumer, including leading Customer Development on Amazon. Prior to that role, he led U.S. Customer Strategy at Johnson & Johnson for well-known beauty and personal care brands, including Aveeno, RoC, Lubriderm, Johnson’s Baby, Listerine, Neosporin, and Band-Aid Brand after having led Customer Development across top customers (Walmart, CVS, & Dollar General).
“I could not be more excited to join the amazing team at Maesa; a company that continues to transform the beauty incubation model to bring new and innovative brands & products to market,” said Simpson.
Maesa is an independent global beauty brand incubator with flagship brands such as Flower Beauty, Kristin Ess, TPH by Taraji and Hairitage. It also develops Private Brands for retailers across hair care, skincare, fragrance, cosmetics and personal care.