Gouzelle Ishmatova
Global Brand President, Builder of Beauty Brands, C level executive
- Role
- Global Brand President Youth to the People at L'Oréal
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Gouzelle Ishmatova
19 years in the beauty industry at L’Oreal - the #1 Beauty Company in the world • I am an entrepreneur at the heart and I am passionate about brands, sustainable innovation, aesthetics, future of beauty and business development • Highly international: born in Russia, studied in London and managed multi-cultural teams in the HQ in Paris • Very curious, lifelong learning believer and I like to get things done • I combine business career with artistic photography: my work has been selected by LensCulture and Rencontres d’Arles festival and I am on my way to publish my first photobook • I also hold an MBA degree from leading business school in the world – London Business School I am dedicated to helping brands and new ventures transform ideas into real products and growing beautiful businesses - let\'s connect! I led global brand development for L’Oreal Paris (#1 beauty brand worldwide), The Body Shop International (retail and champion of natural beauty) and Garnier (Green beauty for all). After serving as Chief Strategy Officer of L’Oreal corporate venture fund I decided to come back to operator job and took over post acquisition indie brand Youth to the People as a Global Brand President.
Experience
Global Brand President Youth to the People
Jan 2023 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US
Education
Graduate School of Management St. Petersburg State University
Master's degree, Financial Management
1999 — 2004
INSEAD
Aspiring Directors Programme (Executive Education)
London Business School
Executive MBA
2014 — 2015
Skills
- Beauty Industry
- Consumer Products
- Marketing Communications
- Beauty
- Trade Marketing
- Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (Fmcg)
- Customer Insight
- Advertising
- Marketing Management
- Fragrance
- Marketing Strategy
- International Marketing
- Global Marketing
- Market Analysis
- Product Development
- Retail
- Cosmetics
- Russian
- Brand Management
- Brand Development
- Fmcg
- International Business
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