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Marielle Le Maire

Marielle Le Maire

Boulogne-Billancourt

Summary

Results-driven and competitive business leader focused on innovation, transformative leadership and continuous improvement to drive growth and maximise profits sustainably. Consumer and customer-focused in managing complex projects and teams in international and multicultural environment in the Cosmetic and dermocosmetic Industry.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work history

Senior Vice President- Global Head of BU Actives & Botanicals

Symrise
Clichy La Garenne
01.2019
  • Business responsibility globally, including P&L, strategic plan, governance of Innovation pipeline, Marketing & Sales tactic, industrial footprint & investments, M&A, strategic alliances, IP, profitability, growth plan
  • Transformation of the innovation pipeline to focus on sustainability and market trends
  • Member of the Global Leadership Team.

Global Category Director Actives

Symrise
Clichy La Garenne
01.2015 - 01.2018
  • Strategic marketing and Business responsibility for the Skin Actives Ingredient Category, defining and implementing the global strategy including Business Plan, technical development, launch of new ingredients and their promotion together with R&D, Global Marketing and CMI
  • Management of the Global BU team (Product Managers) and of the Applied Research Labs (Global technical support)
  • Bringing forward alliance/partnership options together to add bio-sourced technologies to address sustainability trends and/or regulatory drivers.

Global Product Director Actives- Segment anti aging & skin pigmentation

Symrise
01.2008 - 01.2015
  • Management of existing portfolio and launch of new products
  • Coordination of technical projects in collaboration with R&D dept
  • And Marketing
  • Global Technical support to Customers and Sales, congress presentations
  • Registration of SymWhite by the SFDA: 1st whitening cosmetic active registered in China
  • Launch of 12 new ingredients, +87% Sales growth in 5 years.

R&D Manager

Laboratoires SARBEC
Neuville en Ferrain, France
01.2003 - 01.2008
  • R&D and innovation strategy - Development and launch of new products (skin & hair care, sun care, baby care, wipes, fragrances, medical devices): formulation, Regulatory Affairs, upscaling
  • Team management (Lab technicians, formulators, engineers, Regulatory Affairs manager).

R&D Laboratory Manager

Nicols France
France
01.1998 - 01.2003
  • Development and launch of new products (formulation and packaging).

Research fellow

Rhône-Poulenc (Rhodia)-Centre de Recherches d’Aubervilliers
France
01.1996 - 01.1997

Education

Ph.D. - Spectrochemical analysis

University of Sciences and Technologies of Lille/LASIR-CNRS

Chemical Engineer diploma (Master) - undefined

Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille

Skills

  • Business development
  • Strategic Planning
  • High-value project management
  • Staff development
  • Industry partnership development
  • Research and Development

Languages

English
Fluent
German
Beginner

Custom

Running, hiking, book reading, cooking for family and friends.

Timeline

Senior Vice President- Global Head of BU Actives & Botanicals

Symrise
01.2019

Global Category Director Actives

Symrise
01.2015 - 01.2018

Global Product Director Actives- Segment anti aging & skin pigmentation

Symrise
01.2008 - 01.2015

R&D Manager

Laboratoires SARBEC
01.2003 - 01.2008

R&D Laboratory Manager

Nicols France
01.1998 - 01.2003

Research fellow

Rhône-Poulenc (Rhodia)-Centre de Recherches d’Aubervilliers
01.1996 - 01.1997

Ph.D. - Spectrochemical analysis

University of Sciences and Technologies of Lille/LASIR-CNRS

Chemical Engineer diploma (Master) - undefined

Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille
Marielle Le Maire