Clarins USA
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
President and CEO Joseph Horowitz to retire from full-time activity effective July 1, 2004, French firm announces. Horowitz will continue to work with Clarins in new capacity as advisor to the board of directors, company says. A successor has yet to be named. Horowitz began working at Clarins in 1987, and is credited with establishing the firm as one of the foremost cosmetics and fragrance suppliers in the U.S. prestige market and for generating approximately 20% of worldwide sales, according to Clarins. During his tenure, Horowitz enhanced the stature of the brand, increased sales 15-fold to nearly $250 mil...