A key strategic appointment has been made by international cosmetics developer and contract manufacturer, Cosi, as Virginie Duparc joins the company as director of global sales
Duparc joins Cosi from Uniqema, part of Croda Industries, where she held a number of posts from 1997 including sales manager in the pharmaceutical and personal care as well as a global key account manager, working with several key customers including L'Oreal on a global basis.
Having graduated from Escom, one of France's leading universities specialising in the chemical industry, she then completed post graduate studies Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris to MBA level, specialising in international management.
Based in Cosi's Paris office, Duparc has responsibility for all Cosi's commercial and sales activity and reports directly to chief executive, Stuart Meldrum.
Meldrum said: "This is a key appointment for us and we're delighted that Virginie has joined our team at such an exciting and positive time as we continue to develop our global operations.
"In a constantly evolving, challenging and demanding environment such as the cosmetics industry, it's vital that we have highly skilled and experienced people in place to maximise the opportunities that are available and Virginie is an important addition to our team."
