NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2017--
Revlon, Inc. (NYSE:REV) announced today the appointment of Linda Wells
to the new role of Chief Creative Officer at Revlon. In this capacity,
Ms. Wells will be responsible for curating the look and feel of the
Company’s brands across all consumer touch points including advertising,
product innovation, packaging, digital and social presence, and point of
sale. Working collaboratively with the Marketing, Product Development
and Research & Development teams, Ms. Wells will support the brands’
strategic growth priorities. Ms. Wells will report to Mr. Fabian Garcia,
President & CEO of Revlon and will officially join the company on
February 13, 2017.
Mr. Garcia stated, “As we continue to strengthen our portfolio of iconic
brands, Linda’s extensive knowledge of the beauty industry and her
experience assessing and reporting on the global beauty sector will
elevate the prestige, image and execution of our brands. She will also
be integral to ensuring the glamour, sophistication and innovativeness
that are original to both Revlon and Elizabeth Arden brands’ iconic
heritage.”
Ms. Wells is the Founding Editor in Chief of Allure magazine,
allure.com, and the Allure video channel. During her 25-year
leadership tenure, she created the Allure Best of Beauty Awards, the
Best of Beauty seal, and the Allure Beauty Box subscription service.
Highly respected in the industry Ms. Wells is recognized as an innovator
in media and in beauty. In addition to establishing Allure as the
preeminent beauty authority, she provided the highest level of
journalistic coverage on important health and beauty topics for her
readers.
Most recently, Ms. Wells was contributing beauty editor at large at New
York Magazine’s The Cut and the producer of “The Linda Wells
Report,” a beauty magazine within Hearst’s Harper’s Bazaar, Elle,
Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan and Town & Country since March
2016.
Ms. Wells has a BA in English Literature from Trinity College and
resides in New York City with her two sons.
About Revlon, Inc.
Revlon has developed a long-standing reputation as a color authority and
beauty trendsetter in the world of color cosmetics and hair care. Since
its breakthrough launch of the first opaque nail enamel in 1932, Revlon
has provided consumers with high quality product innovation, performance
and sophisticated glamour. In 2016, Revlon acquired the iconic Elizabeth
Arden® portfolio of brands, including its leading designer, heritage and
celebrity fragrances. Today, the Revlon Beauty’s Group’s diversified
portfolio of brands is sold in approximately 150 countries around the
world in most retail distribution channels, including mass, salon and
prestige. Revlon ranks among the top 20 global beauty companies, with
product offerings in color cosmetics, skincare, hair color and care,
beauty tools, men’s grooming products, anti-perspirant deodorants and
other beauty care products fragrances under brands such as Revlon,
Elizabeth Arden, Revlon ColorSilk, Revlon Professional, American Crew,
Almay, Mitchum, Cutex, Elizabeth Taylor, Britney Spears, Juicy Couture,
Curve, John Varvatos and Christina Aguilera. Please visit http://www.revlon.com for
the latest news and information about Revlon and its brands.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made in this press release, which are not historical facts,
including statements about the Company's plans, strategies, focus,
beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking and are subject to the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except for the
Company's ongoing obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws,
the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any
forward-looking statement, whether to reflect actual results of
operations; changes in financial condition; changes in general U.S. or
international economic, industry or cosmetics category conditions;
changes in estimates, expectations or assumptions; or other
circumstances, conditions, developments or events arising after the
issuance of this press release. Such forward-looking statements include,
without limitation, statements as to the Company’s belief that as we
continue to strengthen our portfolio of iconic brands, Ms. Wells’
extensive knowledge of the beauty industry and her experience assessing
and reporting on the global beauty sector will elevate the prestige,
image and execution of our brands and that she will also be integral to
ensuring the glamour, sophistication and innovativeness that are
original to both Revlon and Elizabeth Arden brands’ iconic heritage.
Actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking
statements for a number of reasons, including those set forth in our
filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, our Annual Reports
on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form
8-K that we have filed or will file with the SEC during 2017 (which may
be viewed on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov
or on our website at http://www.revloninc.com),
as well as reasons including: (i) difficulties with, delays in and/or
the Company’s inability to strengthen our portfolio of iconic brands,
such as due to unanticipated circumstances or results affecting the
Company's financial performance, including decreased consumer spending
in response to weak economic conditions or weakness in the consumption
of beauty care products; adverse changes in foreign currency exchange
rates; decreased sales of the Company's products as a result of
increased competitive activities by the Company's competitors and/or
decreased performance by third party suppliers; changes in consumer
preferences, such as reduced consumer demand for the Company's products
or lower than expected customer and/or consumer acceptance of the
Company’s existing or new products; lower than expected results from the
Company’s new product development plans or its new advertising,
promotional, pricing and/or marketing plans; higher than expected sales
returns related to any reduction of space and/or inventory management by
the Company's customers; changes in consumer purchasing habits,
including with respect to retailer preferences and/or among sales
channels; and/or higher than expected synergy and integration program
costs and expenses related to the Elizabeth Arden acquisition; and/or
(ii) less than anticipated benefits from Ms. Wells’ appointment. Factors
other than those listed above could also cause the Company’s results to
differ materially from expected results. Additionally, the business and
financial materials and any other statement or disclosure on or made
available through the Company’s websites or other websites referenced
herein shall not be incorporated by reference into this release.
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