Cosmopack Asia Awards Jury

Stephanie Bertand is a passionate trends curator and poly-sensorial textures lover with a 10 years’ experience in Product Development and Prospective Innovation within Global leading beauty players and subcontractors. Ms. Bertand is Senior Manager Trends & Prospective Innovation for Skin Care & Body Care at Coty.

Krystyne Biser is the VP of Product Development at Stila Cosmetics. A global product developer with diversified experience within the color cosmetic & beauty care industries, Ms. Biser is recognized for her stellar level of creativity and strategic thinking. She was formerly the Senior Director of Global Product Development at Revlon where she was responsible for the Revlon, Almay, Mitchum, Color Silk, Sinful Colors, and Pure Ice brands.

Cathy Chen is the International Axe Director of L’Oréal Paris Make-Up DMI for Asia. With over 8 years’ branding & product innovation expertise, focused on Make-up, Ms. Chen has held global executive marketing positions in the Paris headquarters and Shanghai offices for the L’Oreal Paris and Maybelline New York brands. With a Bachelor’s degree in International Business and Foreign trade from the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade, her prior experience also includes marketing positions at Avon and Unilever.

Sam Cheow is the SVP Global Product Development & Innovation at NYX Professional Makeup. Mr. Cheow was formerly the Chief Product Accelerator at L’Oréal USA where he consulted and advised L’Oréal USA on acceleration and investment in trends and market-crushing innovations. Previously, he led various agencies in Auckland, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Singapore. With over 18 years’ experience in global brand, marketing, and product development, his award-winning work included projects for global brands such as HSBC, Intel, Cisco, TIME Magazine, Heineken, Singapore Airlines, PlayStation, Nintendo, Schwarzkopf and Wendy’s.

Xiaohong “Masa” Cui is the Founder of Marie Dalgar, one of China’s leading cosmetics companies. Driven by her unique artistic vision and poetic spirit, Marie Dalgar has become one of the country’s most successful make-up brands. The fashion media fondly refer to her as the “godmother of the Chinese cosmetics industry.” Her extravagant, groundbreaking beauty shows and product launches are much-anticipated industry events that garner wide media coverage, as well as millions of faithful social media fans and followers.

Elie Papiernik is the CEO of innovative design and branding agency centdegrés, which he co-founded with David Nitlich. Mr. Papiernik believes that defining a sense and purpose is the first task to tackle on any project. Passionate about industry, he continuously collaborates on the technical front in order to help foster and develop what works. Fascinated by the world and the myriad of rich cultures in it, he loves traveling to meet clients and to search for the confrontation of fertile ideas that make for original projects.

Sinthia Shiu is the General Manager of Fresh (LVMH) for Asia Pacific region. With 13 years’ experience in beauty industry cross skincare, fragrance, makeup and hair categories, Ms. Shiu has held different positions in global product marketing in New York, management position in APAC region, and general management in Hong Kong. Her prior experience also includes positions at Estée Lauder and L’Oréal.

Kilala Tilaar heads Corporate Creative and Innovation of the Martha Tilaar Group, one of the largest natural beauty companies in Indonesia. Established in 1970, the Martha Tilaar Group has managed a portfolio of 10 prominent beauty brands in the market, along with 68 spas and more than 20,000 retail points nationwide. Educated in Suffolk University and Harvard University in the States, Mr. Tilaar focuses the Group’s research activities in natural, organic, and halal products to bring Indonesia’s local heritage to the global market. For their innovative approach, the Martha Tilaar Group received the Anugerah Abyudaya Award from the Ministry of Research and Technology of Republic Indonesia in August 2016.

Dana Von Bargen is the Director of Global Packaging Design at Avon Products. As the Department Head and Global Creative Director for all Avon beauty brands and categories, she manages every phase from market research to creative concept, brand identity, and value analysis. With over 19 year’s experience, she is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Packaging Design.

Lan Vu is the CEO of Beautystreams, the leading trend source for the beauty and packaging industries. Beautystreams provides color and trend forecasts and consumer insights to companies across six continents including Amway, AmorePacific, Chanel, Estée Lauder, LG, L’Oréal, MAC, Marie Dalgar, Martha Tilaar Companies, P&G, Sephora, Unilever, etc. Ms.Vu is a renowned trend forecast authority with over 25 years of experience.  She has contributed to and is widely quoted in many international publications such as Vogue, WWD, Marie Claire, Vanity Fair, Textile View, etc.  A graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, she lectures worldwide at key industry events.

Julia Wray is the Editor of SPC magazine, the flagship publication in the Cosmetics Business brand, and has been with SPC since 2008. Ms. Wray provides news stories, articles and features for publication in both the magazine and on cosmeticsbusiness.com with a particular focus on writing global cosmetics market reports and packaging articles. She learned her trade at PMA Media Training and has a PTC accredited qualification, as well as a BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Leeds.