11.14.23
Shielded Beauty welcomed Paula Scandone as its new general manager, senior vice president.
Previously the vice president of sales at BeautyStat, a chemist-founded skincare brand, Scandone will lead distribution and is tasked with building brand infrastructure in a key role that drives business.
“As a new brand, we recognize the need to acquire leadership that can bring their expertise and industry relationships and will undoubtedly be a catalyst for growth,” said Shielded Beauty Founder and CEO Sonia Summers.
About Paula
Scandone is a seasoned beauty veteran whose experience spans across 30 years in the beauty retail sector helping brands like BeautyStat scale and building out new disruptive companies like Hautelook Beauty. She has also held executive roles with retailers like Saks 5th Avenue, Nordstrom, HSN and Ulta Beauty.
Shielded Beauty initiated a search for the position when they entered the retail space. The company said it searched for someone knowledgeable to bring its toolkit to focus distribution plans and build longstanding relationships among teams and partners to ensure success in and outside of brick-and-mortar retail, said the clean beauty company.