Cradle Holdings CEO
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Fragrance and skin care company appoints Ralph Mason CEO, effective immediately. Mason comes to the firm from Jafra Cosmetics, where he served as chairman and exec VP since 1998. Exec succeeds Robert Nielsen, who has been elected vice chairman of the board, where he will work on "future acquisitions and overall strategy" while remaining a significant investor in the firm. Nielsen served as the first CEO of Cradle Holdings, which was founded in 2002 to "acquire and nurture promising prestige beauty companies" (1"The Rose Sheet" Feb. 18, 2002, p. 7). Cradle Holdings distributes and markets the Erno Laszlo, Penhaligon's and L'Artisan Parfumeur brands...