Jury of Cosmopack North America Awards

Teams are L’Oréal’s heroes. 
L’Oréal USA Packaging Innovation team is based in Clark, NJ and focused on developing breakthrough packaging for the the US, Canadian, Latin American markets and L’Oréal’s global brand portfolio. 
Led by Vishal Pandya, our disciplines include Packaging and Product Design, Engineering, Business Development, Open Innovation and Project Management. 
We partner with packaging suppliers, manufacturers, and researchers to launch leading-edge beauty products through technology scouting, developing and piloting innovative packaging, materials and delivery technologies.  
We’re excited and honored to review the Cosmopack Awards entrants!
The members of the team are Bill Bickford, Lori Dziuba, Simon Dutton, Karin Kaskiel, Zach Mahoney, Vishal Pandya, Kyoo Park, Gloriana Redondo, Michael Robinson and Andrea Saverino.
 

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.

Jessica Blanco is the VP of Product Development at Milk Makeup - a clean, cool beauty brand that strives to create innovative, good-for-you products that reimagine beauty. With 10 years of product development experience in the beauty industry, Jessica has expertise in color cosmetics and packaging development, as well as sourcing. She began her product development career at a cosmetic manufacturer called Nu World Beauty where she gained first-hand knowledge of creating a beauty product from ideation to execution and of distribution into the market. She later consulted on the Global Product Development team at Avon and gained knowledge of global beauty markets and their trends. Within her current position at Milk Makeup she is responsible for identifying future trends and product innovations, formula development, and primary package development across all categories for all product launches.

With almost two decades of experience in global brand, marketing, and product development, Sam Cheow transcends the beauty industry’s effort to satisfying consumers by creating the very future of the space. A self-described “Trend Economist,” Cheow has disrupted the market by identifying trends to come and monetizing breakthrough innovations. His newest role is as Chief Product Innovation Officer for Hemp and CBD Skin, Hair & Cosmetics at Global Cannabinoids, the cannabis industry leading producer, manufacturer, and distributor of bulk and wholesale hemp-derived cannabinoids and finished products. Cheow recently launched Necessary Luxury, an aromatherapy wellbeing brand that transforms users’ physical, emotional, and mental well-being through fragrance, oils, and skincare. At L’Oréal, Cheow developed some of the brand’s most iconic products from conception to the consumer, such as placing Essie Vending Machine in airports and malls, launching the innovative foundation sampling strip for L’Oréal Paris, initiating partnerships for Kérastase, Essie, and Lancôme with on-demand beauty startups such as Glam Squad, and accelerating the launch of the first customizable foundation for Lancôme.

Elana Drell Szyfer is a Global Beauty expert with more than 25 years of experience managing brands and companies.  She is currently the CEO of ReVive, a luxury skincare brand that was purchased by Tengram Capital Partners, a private equity firm, from Shiseido in December 2017.  
Elana’s transformational leadership skills have been built at global multi-branded strategic market leaders including L’Oreal and Estee Lauder, and independent privately-owned companies.  
She is a strategic advisor to Private Equity on beauty acquisitions and executional and operational strategies. Elana sits on the Board of Cos Bar, a specialty retailer, and Algenist Skincare.  
In addition, she is a Board Member of Cosmetics Executive Women, on the Advisory Council of the Stern Fashion and Luxury MBA program, and an Executive Mentor at Fashion Institute of Technology in their Cosmetics and Fragrance Master’s Program.Elana and her husband Claude, reside in New Jersey with their three daughters.

Jeb Gleason-Allured is the editor in chief of Global Cosmetic Industry Magazine and Perfumer & Flavorist Magazine. Representing the fourth generation of the Allured family to work with the industry, he is a member of Cosmetic Executive Women, Women in Flavor & Fragrance Commerce, and ICMAD, and oversees strategy for the World Perfumery Congress, Flavorcon and Beauty Accelerate events.

Sarah Kugelman revolutionized the beauty industry in 1999 by creating gloss.com, a multimedia beauty brand which she sold to The Estèe Lauder Companies in 2000. In 2005, she launched her second entrepreneurial venture skyn ICELAND®, Solutions for Stressed Skin, a lifestyle skincare brand inspired by Sarah’s experience with chronic stress. Her award-winning skincare line, with potent natural ingredients from Iceland, addresses and treats the five symptoms of stressed skin.  
Sarah has made frequent television appearances and has been a guest speaker at leading universities and industry conferences. In 2006, Sarah was a finalist in the FGI Rising Star Awards and in 2007, skyn ICELAND® won the CEW Indie Beauty Award. Most recently, in 2013 Sarah was bestowed a SmartCEO Brava Award. Sarah has an M.B.A. in Marketing and International Business from Columbia Business School and a B.A. from Tufts University.  

Elie Papiernik is the CEO of innovative design and branding agency centdegrés, which he co-founded with David Nitlich. Elie believes that defining a sense of purpose is the first task on any project. Passionate about the industry, he continually collaborates on the technical aspects of a project in order to foster and develop design solutions. Fascinated by the world and its diverse cultures, Elie loves traveling to meet clients, and hunting for fertile ideas that define original projects.

Jill Scalamandre is a seasoned beauty industry executive whose rich professional experience spans the breadth of mass and luxury brands. Throughout her career, she has advised multiple private equity firms on various portfolio opportunities and counseled entrepreneurial brands on prospective growth initiatives. Currently, Jill Scalamandre is the global leader of bareMinerals, BUXOM and Shiseido Makeup. At bareMinerals and BUXOM, she is responsible for the development and implementation of the strategic vision and worldwide growth plans, with bareMinerals being one of the largest brands in the Shiseido Group’s global portfolio. At Shiseido makeup, Jill leads development and marketing in collaboration with the Tokyo brandholder. Prior to joining Shiseido, Jill served as Chief Marketing Officer - Skincare, Coty and Senior Vice President, philosophy. As Chief Marketing Officer at Chrysallis Inc, (a management team for Catterton Partners), Ms. Scalamandre was on the management team that successfully oversaw the sale of Frederic Fekkai hair care and salons to Procter & Gamble in 2008. Ms. Scalamandre is Chairwoman of Cosmetic Executive Women Inc., an organization with 7,000 members that is committed to advancing the professional growth and leadership development of women in the cosmetic industry.

Lan Vu is the CEO of BEAUTYSTREAMS, the global beauty industry reference. 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, and Unilever. 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, and Textile View. A graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, Ms. Vu lectures worldwide at key industry events.