01.10.24
Amika, the Brooklyn-based, B Corp certified hair care brand, has promoted Chelsea Riggs—formerly the brand’s president—to CEO. Riggs will be leading the business globally.
Riggs joined Amika in 2010 and has built the brand’s distribution from the ground up by focusing on supporting the hairstylist community. Under her leadership, Amika has seen a reported 10 times revenue growth.
“[Amika wasn’t] built overnight; we’ve been working on the same strategy for a few years now: our hero product strategy with narrow and deep distribution with our key partner, Sephora; and our professional network, which is extremely important to our current and future business,” Riggs said. “We’ve been in a position where we’re able to leverage everything that’s working about the brand.”
Amika was purchased by Bansk Group in 2022 and was named an indie brand to watch by NielsenIQ and Kline Group, as reported in Happi.