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Coty Taps Five New Directors for Board

Appointees have held senior leadership roles at Shiseido, Procter & Gamble, Walmart and Sephora, amongst others.

Happi Top 50 Company Coty has appointed five new independent directors to its Board of Directors.

The new directors are Carsten Fischer, Alia Gogi, Robert Kunze-Concewitz, Maria Carla Liuni and Stephanie Plaines.

Kunze-Concewitz will serve as chair of the board’s Remuneration Committee and Plaines will serve as chair of the board’s Audit and Finance Committee. Fischer has also been named as the board’s new lead independent director.

The new directors have held senior leadership roles at globally recognized companies including Shiseido, Procter & Gamble, Ferrari, Bulgari, Pandora, Campari Group, Starbucks, Walmart and Sephora.

Current directors Markus Strobel, Joachim Creus, Frank Engelen and Patricia Capel will remain on the board. Following his appointment to serve as president of Consumer Beauty at Coty, Gordon von Bretten has decided to step down from its board.

Beatrice Ballini, Isabelle Parize and Anna Adeola Makanju have resigned from the board, effective immediately. Robert (Bob) Singer has resigned from the board, effective June 30, 2026, and will continue to serve on the Audit and Finance Committee until his departure.

“This board refreshment marks a defining step in Coty’s strategic evolution,” said Markus Strobel, executive chairman of the board and interim CEO. “We are pleased to welcome an exceptional group of leaders whose experience spans some of the world’s most respected beauty, luxury and consumer companies. At a time when both the beauty market and Coty are rapidly transforming, these directors bring valuable new perspectives alongside proven expertise in prestige fragrance, global brand building, portfolio transformation and financial discipline. Together with our existing Board, they will further sharpen our strategic focus, strengthen execution and drive sustainable value for our shareholders.”

“I want to thank Bob, Beatrice, Isabelle, Anna and Gordon for their service and contributions as Directors of the Board during a period of significant change for Coty,” added Strobel. “Their counsel and partnership have been valuable as we strengthened the Company’s financial position and advanced our strategic priorities.”

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