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2022 BeautyCares DreamBall Honorees
Corporate Champion Award
Maria "Duda" Kertesz
President, US Skin Health, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health
With almost thirty years of global experience in the health, wellness, & beauty space, Duda Kertész, President of U.S. Skin Health & Beauty at Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health, leads a dynamic, high-performing team of consumer-obsessed commercial leaders that are responsible for advancing innovation and above market growth on a portfolio of iconic skin and haircare brands. This includes billion-dollar global equities like Neutrogena® and Johnson's®, cherished household icons like Aveeno®, Lubriderm® and OGX® as well as scientific innovators like NeoStrata®.
A Brazilian native, Duda has a passion for leveraging the power of science, digital and purpose to enhance personal health and wellness. Within her current role, she has shepherded a new vision for innovating with inclusivity, building best-in-class brands with unique positioning and evolving business models and capabilities with a future-forward mindset. As a passionate servant leader, transparency, and authenticity are her hallmark.
During her tenure with Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health, Duda has served as President of U.S. HealthE leading iconic brand equities such as Johnson's®, Listerine®, Band-Aid® Brand, Neosporin®, and the Healthy Essentials® platform. Before moving to the United States, she spent her career with Johnson & Johnson Consumer Brazil where she held various marketing roles including Marketing Director for Brazil, Vice President of the Baby and Beauty Global Business Unit for Latin America, and then President, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Brazil. Throughout her professional career, she has extensive experience in managing through ambiguity, digesting complex situations, leading business turnaround, and managing through matrix organizations to deliver lasting results.
Founder of the WLI Chapter for Latin America, as well as a member of the HOLA ERG and Johnson & Johnson Diversity and Inclusion North America Advisory Board, Duda has been lauded for not only her business acumen but commitment to talent development and diverse mentorship. She has served as a Board member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Brazil, a founding member of the "Mulheres do Brasil" group and has been recognized by the Healthcare Businesswoman's Association (HBA), Latina Style, Forbes and many other external stakeholders across the United States and Brazil for her outstanding leadership, business impact, and dedication to mentorship. As an advocate for the advancement of the personal care and beauty industry in the United States, Duda sits on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors at the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) as well as Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW).
Born and raised in Brazil, Duda earned a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) in São Paulo and a Certificate of Special Studies in Administration and Management from Harvard Extension School. She lives in Princeton, NJ with her son and daughter.
Legacy Award
Arie L. Kopelman
Former President, Chanel
Arie L. Kopelman is an American businessman best known for serving as the president of Chanel Inc. from 1986 to 2004. During his 18 years at Chanel, the company grew into a multi-billion-dollar brand. He helped drive this dramatic growth with the expansion of Chanel’s fragrance, cosmetics, and fashion businesses.
Joining Chanel from advertising powerhouse Doyle Dane Bernbach (now known as DDB Worldwide), Kopelman had by then built a four-year working relationship with Chanel, an agency account. His work also included creative campaigns for other well-known, national consumer brands such as Heinz, Sara Lee, and Ralston Purina. Over a 20-year career at DDB, Kopelman rose through the ranks from account executive to Vice Chairman and General Manager of the company. He began his career in marketing at Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Kopelman has been recognized with numerous awards including the Living Landmark award in 2000 by the New York Landmarks Conservancy, and the Fragrance Foundation’s Fifi Hall of Fame Award in 2005.
He has also contributed his time, business skills and creative talents to numerous non-profit organizations in the U.S., serving on Columbia Business School’s Board of Overseers; the boards of St. Bernard's School in New York; the Municipal Arts Society; East Side House Settlement (serving as chairman of the charity’s Winter Antiques Show for more than 20 years). He served on the board of directors of the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association (CTFA) and the CTFA Foundation (now the Personal Care Products Council and Look Good Feel Better Foundation, respectively) during his tenure at Chanel.
Kopelman was also the president of the board of the Nantucket Historical Association. He is a founding board member of the Upper East Side Historic District, and serves on the board of directors of the Heinz Awards.
When not at their summer home in Nantucket, Kopelman and his wife Coco live in New York City. The couple have two adult children, Jill Kargman (a writer and actress) and Will Kopelman (a private art advisor) and five grandchildren.
Kopelman completed his undergraduate degree at Johns Hopkins University, graduating as an art history major after completing pre-med coursework. He received his MBA degree from Columbia Business School.
Disruptor Award
JuE Wong
CEO, Olaplex
JuE Wong, CEO and Executive Board Member of Olaplex has a robust track record of scaling emerging brands such as Murad Inc., NV Perricone MD Ltd., ZOSkinHealth by Dr. Obagi, Astral Health and Beauty and StriVectinwhileglobalizing established brands that include CargillInc., PepsiCo, and Dial Corp. She was the former President at Elizabeth Arden and most recently Global CEO of Moroccanoil. In September 2021, Olaplex made historyas the largest CPG company that IPO in 20 years. A proven global senior executive with experience and exposure in four continents and seven countries. JuE is considered as one of the ‘go-to’ progressive executives in driving intrinsic change to increase portfolio value in omni channel, international and DX/Disruption. JuE was a Wall Street Journal Nominee for the Top 50 Women to Watch, an Ernst and Young Top 3 EOY Finalist for the South-East Region, Stevie’s Award for Executive of the Year, Yotpo’s Amazing Women in Ecommerce Award, TheWWAAC award, The Pinnacle Award for the AABDC Leader of Change Award by Innocosand most recently a CEW Achiever Honoree in 2021. JuE serves on the Corporate Boards of Mila Moursi Advanced Skincare and Versicolor Technologies as well as CEW, a Trade Board. She is also a Board member of C200 where membership is by invitation only.
Disruptor Award
Tracey Cunningham
Brand Ambassador, Olaplex
Tracey Cunningham has been at the forefront of the competitive, hair arena for over two decades, nurturing and perfecting her talent at some of the most prestigious salons in Los Angeles, until she opened her own salon, Mèche, with co-owner Neil Weisberg, in 2012.
Cunningham’s work has graced the covers of magazines such as Marie Claire, W, Instyle and Allure.
Currently, Cunningham lends her distinguished skills as a Redken Creative Consultant for Color and serves as Ambassador for the revolutionary hair product, Olaplex.
Cunningham is as natural as the color she is creating on each of her clients heads. Her mantra has remained unchanged over her tenure, “Color should be natural and reflect the hair one had in their youth”.
A “less is more” approach to style, hair and how she works with each individual is her tried and tested winning way.
Survivor Advocate
Lily Garfield
Founder, COS Bar
Lily Garfield is a beauty industry leader and pioneer, and the Founder of Cos Bar, the original multi-brand luxury beauty retailer. The first of its kind, Cos Bar offers a highly curated selection of prestige cosmetics and skin care products, defined by its dedication to uniquely personalized service. Founded in 1976, Lily first established the 200-square-foot Aspen store as a best-in-class, local destination, and grew it into a thriving national retail operation and industry tastemaker.
Lily grew up in New York City and possessed a fascination with healthy, beautiful skin from a young age. Her first job was working behind the beauty counter at Bloomingdale’s, and after three short weeks, she was asked to work for the company at the corporate level. She became one of the first female Account Executives, traveling across the country setting up new department stores.
When Lily moved to Aspen three years later, she was alarmed to find that there were few skin care products available to help combat the harsh climate of the Rockies. She set out to create an independent beauty boutique, synonymous with the highest quality, carving out an entirely new category and establishing the concept of specialty beauty retail in the US. After a year in business, Cos Bar had quadrupled its sales. Lily opened Cos Bar's second location in Vail 10 years later, and a third boutique in Santa Fe, when Leonard Lauder himself called and asked her to open one there. In 2012, Lily brought Cos Bar and her renowned cosmetic expertise to Target stores nationwide as part of The Shops at Target, featuring a range of limited edition beauty essentials and accessories for less than $20 each.
With 18 stores across the country, Cos Bar is still defined by its Founder's spirit of invention and innovation. Lily resides in Aspen and North Scottsdale, Arizona. She is a member of the Board for CEW-Cancer and Careers, the MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors and Vella Biosci-ences, and serves as Co-Chairman of Cos Bar USA. She is the recipient of the 2012 WWD Retailer of the Year and the 2017 CEW Retailer Recognition of the Industry.
