06.16.21
Amyris, Inc. has acquired Olika, Inc., a fast-growing maker of hand sanitizer products.
Olika, which means "differently" in Swedish, offers three sustainable hand sanitizer collections with six essential oil fragrances. The brand was co-founded by Jessica Postiglione, Nicolas Perkin and Thorne Perkin in 2015. In 2019, the Perkins entrusted Alastair Dorward to expand and enhance the OLika brand, increase revenue, and develop the portfolio of products.
Prior to joining Olika Dorward enjoyed a successful track record of commercializing innovative household and personal care brands such as Method Products—where he was founding CEO— and Own Beauty. At Method, Dorward grew the iconic household brand from pre-revenue to more than $100 million in wholesale revenue.
Dorward will join Amyris as the company's chief brand officer. He will work closely with the leadership team to continue redefining the standards of sustainability and efficacy in clean beauty and wellness while accelerating growth and innovation for the Amyris family of consumer brands, which include Pipette and Biossance, which recently tapped actress Reese Witherspoon as a spokesperson.
"We are pleased to welcome the Olika brand and team to our consumer portfolio," said John Melo, president and CEO of Amyris. "The addition of Olika alongside Pipette, our baby, mother and family brand, provides us with a great opportunity to expand our offering and lead the sector in clean hand sanitizing and household cleaning products. We continue to take our proprietary lab-to-market science and technology direct to the consumer by combining our best-in-class natural, sustainably-sourced ingredients with distinctive consumer-inspired brands.”
Olika, which means "differently" in Swedish, offers three sustainable hand sanitizer collections with six essential oil fragrances. The brand was co-founded by Jessica Postiglione, Nicolas Perkin and Thorne Perkin in 2015. In 2019, the Perkins entrusted Alastair Dorward to expand and enhance the OLika brand, increase revenue, and develop the portfolio of products.
Prior to joining Olika Dorward enjoyed a successful track record of commercializing innovative household and personal care brands such as Method Products—where he was founding CEO— and Own Beauty. At Method, Dorward grew the iconic household brand from pre-revenue to more than $100 million in wholesale revenue.
Dorward will join Amyris as the company's chief brand officer. He will work closely with the leadership team to continue redefining the standards of sustainability and efficacy in clean beauty and wellness while accelerating growth and innovation for the Amyris family of consumer brands, which include Pipette and Biossance, which recently tapped actress Reese Witherspoon as a spokesperson.
"We are pleased to welcome the Olika brand and team to our consumer portfolio," said John Melo, president and CEO of Amyris. "The addition of Olika alongside Pipette, our baby, mother and family brand, provides us with a great opportunity to expand our offering and lead the sector in clean hand sanitizing and household cleaning products. We continue to take our proprietary lab-to-market science and technology direct to the consumer by combining our best-in-class natural, sustainably-sourced ingredients with distinctive consumer-inspired brands.”