CEW Presents Women in Beauty Series

Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) Presents

Women in Beauty Series - Harmonie Club - NYC

Behind the Scenes with Clinique’s Key Leaders. A glimpse into the innovation, creativity and passion that keeps Clinique ahead of the curve. The first dermatologist-developed brand is still a stand-out, especially when it comes to skin care. Take a deep dive into Clinique with three of its key players.


Lynne Greene
Global Brand President, Clinique, Origins & Ojon, The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. Lynne Greene, Global Brand President of Clinique, Origins and Ojon, has 30 years of experience in the beauty industry, including over 20 years at the Estée Lauder Companies. During her tenure at Clinique, Ms. Greene has overseen all aspects of the iconic skin care brand in over 135 countries. Ms. Greene recently expanded her portfolio, assuming leadership for Origins, a brand she once successfully directed, as well as now overseeing the growing Ojon brand.

Most recently, Ms. Greene has been instrumental in helping Clinique solidify its place as the authority on addressing dermatological skincare concerns. She has been the guiding force behind the launch of the brand’s successful dermatological solutions, including the most recent success story, Clinique Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector, the #1 skin care launch in 2010.

Agnes Landau
Senior Vice President, Global Marketing, Clinique Agnes Landau, Senior Vice President of Global Marketing is responsible for the strategic development and execution of new products and launch plans for Clinique around the world. Ms. Landau is known for masterfully leveraging Clinique’s brand heritage while at the same time positioning Clinique in growing areas such as marketing to women of diverse ethnic backgrounds and male consumers. Born in Spain and raised in Puerto Rico, Ms. Landau continuously applies her own unique perspective to tap into the rapidly growing U.S. Hispanic market, as well as the Latino population worldwide.

In her current post, Ms. Landau has been the guiding force behind several of the brand’s recent groundbreaking product launches including Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector and Repairwear Laser Focus Wrinkle & UV Damage Corrector. Prior to joining The Estée Lauder Companies in 1999, Ms. Landau held varying marketing positions at Revlon, Inc. in the Almay brand, culminating in Vice President of Marketing. She began her career in cosmetics at Avon Products, Inc.

Janet Pardo
Senior Vice President Product Development Worldwide, Clinique Janet Pardo, Senior Vice President of Product Development Worldwide, is the woman behind the wonder. An innovator who brings clever product concepts to the drawing boards and sees them to fruition, Ms. Pardo makes it her mission to find exciting new formulas that are true to the Clinique heritage.

Since taking the helm of product development for Clinique in 2003, Pardo has led the creation of a myriad of innovations including the Repairwear and Derma White franchises, Blushing Blush, Quickliner for Eyes and Quickliner for Lips, Colour Surge Butter Shine Lipstick, Turnaround Concentrate and Turnaround 15 Minute Facial.

Before her current position, Ms. Pardo was head of Origins Global Product Development from 2000 to 2003. Prior to that, she spent nine years at Clinique, ushering in many top sellers in Global Makeup Product Development. Earlier in her career, Ms. Pardo worked for Revlon product development and spent two years in global makeup product development for the Estée Lauder brand. She also gained experience with Shiseido, bringing products from Tokyo to America. Ms. Pardo is a graduate of Baruch College in NYC.

Moderated by Jenny B. Fine, Editor, WWD Beauty Inc

Thursday, October 27, 2011
Harmonie Club (map)
4 East 60th Street
New York NY, 10022
5:30 PM - Cocktails
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Program


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