Hugo Naturals Bolsters Management Team

Hugo Naturals, a manufacturer and marketer of all-natural personal care products, appointed Michael J. Internicola to the position of senior vice president (SVP) of sales and Tony Quartararo to the role of SVP of operations. Internicola and Quartararo report directly to Steven Dickstein, chief executive officer.

This follows the April 2010 strategic investments by the private equity firm Manhattan Growth Partners and from the private equity arm of the Matthew Pritzker Company, LLC.

Internicola brings more than 30 years of experience in the personal care and consumer package goods industries to Hugo Naturals. Most recently, he served as the executive vice president of sales and marketing for Hain Celestial Personal Care Group and as senior vice president of sales at Avalon Natural Products. In his four years at Avalon prior to the sale of the brands to Hain-Celestial, he led the doubling of sales of both Avalon and Alba brands within the natural food channel.

Quartararo, another industry veteran, comes to Hugo Naturals with 40 years of experience in the personal care industry, including 14 years at L’Oréal.More recently, he led the Burt’s Bees supply chain as executive vice president, through an explosive period of 60% growth and 50% productivity gains.