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Marla Beck Confirmed as CEO of The Beauty Health Company

The founder of Bluemercury had been interim chief executive since Andrew Stanleick's departure in November.

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By: Christine Esposito

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The Beauty Health Company’s board of directors has unanimously approved Marla Beck as the company’s permanent president and CEO.

Beck has been interim CEO since November 20, 2023, after Andrew Stanleick departed the company and relinquish his board seat, as reported by Happi.

“Over the past few months, the board has undertaken an extensive search to identify BeautyHealth’s next CEO,” said Brent Saunders, chairman of the board. “The board unanimously agrees that Marla has done an outstanding job during her tenure as Interim CEO and that she is the right person to lead BeautyHealth into the future. Marla is an assured leader, focused on performance. As a beauty industry veteran, she brings a deep understanding of the sector and a track record of building enduring and authentic brands that deliver significant value. Marla possesses a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities ahead for BeautyHealth, and the Board is confident in her steadying leadership.”

Before joining the BeautyHealth's board in June 2022, Beck established herself as a serial entrepreneur and visionary brand-builder as the founder and CEO of Bluemercury. Beck led Bluemercury from inception to a strategic sale to Macy’s in 2015 and continued to lead the company as an independent business unit of Macy’s until 2021. Under her leadership, Bluemercury’s presence spanned nearly 200 brick and mortar stores, a thriving e-commerce platform, a highly penetrated loyalty program, and private label product brands M-61 Powerful Skincare and Lune+Aster Cosmetics.

Prior to founding Bluemercury, Beck was a consultant at McKinsey & Company. She holds Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley; an MBA from Harvard Business School; and an MPA from Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

“It is an honor to step into the role of CEO of BeautyHealth,” said Beck. “The company and our brands intrigue and inspire me, much like they do the entire beauty and aesthetics industry. As I have spent time in the day-to-day operations, I am more confident than ever in BeautyHealth’s growth potential and Hydrafacial’s particular competitive positioning with providers, partners and consumers. The company’s intrinsic strengths are unmatched; and, along with a renewed focus on operational excellence and financial rigor, I am confident we will drive meaningful growth and value for employees, providers and shareholders.”

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