04.30.18
The 20-year-old phenomenon of Color Cosmetics, MAC, is taking a giant step forward, revitalizing itself in a global, digital environment. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (ELC) has announced that Karen Buglisi Weiler, global brand president, MAC Cosmetics, has decided to leave the company effective December 31, 2018, after 20 years, to prioritize personal commitments. Buglisi Weiler was one of the first MAC employees hired when ELC fully acquired the brand in 1998.
Philippe Pinatel, a former leading executive at Birchbox, where he served as president and COO since 2015, has been appointed senior vice president, global general manager, MAC Cosmetics. Pinatel will join The ELC executive leadership team and report directly to John Demsey, executive group president, ELC. Prior to Birchbox, Pinatel served as senior vice president and general manager of Sephora Canada, and vice president and GM of Sephora Inside JCPenney from 2010 to 2016.
Buglisi Weiler will support Pinatel’s transition through the end of the current fiscal year. Effective July 2018, she will move into an advisory role and extend support to MAC Cosmetics and ELC’s North America region.
Philippe Pinatel, a former leading executive at Birchbox, where he served as president and COO since 2015, has been appointed senior vice president, global general manager, MAC Cosmetics. Pinatel will join The ELC executive leadership team and report directly to John Demsey, executive group president, ELC. Prior to Birchbox, Pinatel served as senior vice president and general manager of Sephora Canada, and vice president and GM of Sephora Inside JCPenney from 2010 to 2016.
Buglisi Weiler will support Pinatel’s transition through the end of the current fiscal year. Effective July 2018, she will move into an advisory role and extend support to MAC Cosmetics and ELC’s North America region.
