09.08.22
Glo Pharma, the parent company skincare brand Ourself, has appointed Marla Beck to its board of directors. Beck, the co-founder and former CEO of Bluemercury, joins the board effective immediately.
Beck's appointment adds a new seat to the company’s board, which now consists of seven members. Five are women.
Beck is a serial entrepreneur and successful brand-builder who is highly experienced in building and scaling mission-driven consumer brands. As a founder and CEO, she is known for leading rapid and transformative growth and building enduring and authentic brands predominantly centered around innovation, empowerment, transparency, and sustainability.
Beck co-founded Bluemercury in 1999. As CEO, led its acquisition by Macy's Inc. in 2015. She continued to serve as CEO of a division of Macys until 2021, where she was responsible for all aspects of operations, including digital strategies, marketing, merchandising, loyalty programming, real estate, store expansion and development, finance, and human resources across 180-plus locations and 27 states.
"Marla has always been a trailblazer and ahead of her time in innovation around the consumer experience, brands, and products. During the 22 years she was at Bluemercury she launched hundreds of brands and thousands of products. She created and launched over 300 skincare and makeup products for the beauty brands she founded and she has supported a multitude of brand founders as they launched their brands at Bluemercury. She clearly understands what it takes for a brand to truly differentiate itself in a crowded market," said Glo Pharma Chairman Scott Glenn. "Beyond this, she is a true visionary who can see a brand's potential for expansion across both product categories and all facets of retail. We couldn't be more thrilled to have her in our corner as a member of our board."
The Beck announcement follows two other recent appointments to the Glo Pharma board: Rothy's CFO Dayna Quanbeck and executive chairman of The Beauty Health Company and former Allergan plc CEO Brent Saunders. Beck also serves on the board of BeautyHealth.
In addition, the company previously announced the promotion of board member Vimla Black-Gupta to CEO of Ourself.
Beck's appointment adds a new seat to the company’s board, which now consists of seven members. Five are women.
Beck is a serial entrepreneur and successful brand-builder who is highly experienced in building and scaling mission-driven consumer brands. As a founder and CEO, she is known for leading rapid and transformative growth and building enduring and authentic brands predominantly centered around innovation, empowerment, transparency, and sustainability.
Beck co-founded Bluemercury in 1999. As CEO, led its acquisition by Macy's Inc. in 2015. She continued to serve as CEO of a division of Macys until 2021, where she was responsible for all aspects of operations, including digital strategies, marketing, merchandising, loyalty programming, real estate, store expansion and development, finance, and human resources across 180-plus locations and 27 states.
A Beauty Brand Builder
Beck is is also the co-founder of M-61 Laboratories, the creator of M-61 Powerful Skincare and Lune+Aster Cosmetics. Prior to founding Bluemercury, she was a consultant at McKinsey & Company."Marla has always been a trailblazer and ahead of her time in innovation around the consumer experience, brands, and products. During the 22 years she was at Bluemercury she launched hundreds of brands and thousands of products. She created and launched over 300 skincare and makeup products for the beauty brands she founded and she has supported a multitude of brand founders as they launched their brands at Bluemercury. She clearly understands what it takes for a brand to truly differentiate itself in a crowded market," said Glo Pharma Chairman Scott Glenn. "Beyond this, she is a true visionary who can see a brand's potential for expansion across both product categories and all facets of retail. We couldn't be more thrilled to have her in our corner as a member of our board."
The Beck announcement follows two other recent appointments to the Glo Pharma board: Rothy's CFO Dayna Quanbeck and executive chairman of The Beauty Health Company and former Allergan plc CEO Brent Saunders. Beck also serves on the board of BeautyHealth.
In addition, the company previously announced the promotion of board member Vimla Black-Gupta to CEO of Ourself.