Maria T. Makowiecki

Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, & Asst Secretary @Ulta Beauty

Chicago, IL, US

Provide trusted business and legal counsel to key stakeholders, providing timely, strategic, innovation-focused, and cost-effective leadership to catalyze the achievement of enterprise goals and objectives. Serve as second-in-command, handling the most complex transactions and matters, including strategic partnerships, international expansion, and innovative ventures. »» Direct all M&A due diligence and related transactions, shape venture capital investments, and structure strategic alliances such as the Ulta/Target partnership. Launched a digital-focused investment unit—Prisma Ventures—to modernize the CX and drive technology-enabled products and services.»» Developed the Corporate Venturing approach in collaboration with corporate strategy team. Oversaw IP matters including filing for the first granted patent in company history, strengthening innovation posture.»» Monitor Securities compliance—including proxy and other SEC filings— participate in Board of Directors meetings, manage recordkeeping, and support corporate governance matters and the company’s corporate structure, domestically and internationally.»» Lead all commercial, data privacy and security, supply chain, marketing, and ecommerce initiatives, overseeing complex commercial transactions in critical areas of the business, and addressing commercial disputes and litigation, product liability claims and recalls, and insurance claims.»» Structured a robust compliance program and enterprise risk management platform, providing strategic counsel to the CCO to mitigate internal and external risks, execute internal investigations, and review company policies and procedures.»» Ensure regulatory compliance and perform product claims reviews, validating compliance with FDA requirements in the beauty and medical areas and confirming product claims within the vegan and conscious beauty platform.

Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Master of Laws (LLM), US Legal Studies

Questrom School of Business, Boston University

Mini-MBA for Legal Professionals

Emanuel University of Oradea

Doctor of Law - JD