(openPR) - It was announced by Mathilde and Bertrand Thomas, founders of Caudalie Paris, leading skincare and anti-ageing brand renowned for its use of patented grape-seed polyphenols as the basis of their products, that they have appointed Martha Brady as President/CEO of Caudalie USA. The company, with three exclusive worldwide patents for the extraction and stabilization of anti-ageing active ingredients from the vine (Grape-seed Polyphenols, Grapevine Resveratrol and Grapevine Viniferine), is recognized as the pioneers and experts in grape and vine-based products.
Martha Brady brings over 20 years of business intelligence expertise in the prestige cosmetic and luxury fragrance arena. Formerly, Brady served as President/General Manager of Puig Prestige Beauty NA. She has built a solid career holding key executive positions with leading global companies including Guerlain, La Prairie and Estee Lauder. Throughout her career, Brady has achieved outstanding growth and profitability for the brands she represented, generated overall high performance practices and created long term competitive advantage.
"With Martha’s understanding of the skin care market, retail knowledge and her brand building expertise we knew she was the right person to steer the ongoing growth of Caudalie USA, and we are delighted to have her guiding the company.” said Bertrand Thomas.
Today, the twelve-year-old Caudalie brand products are sold in over 25 countries and distributed in the US at Sephora, select Nordstrom, Henri Bendel, Blue Mercury, flagship Bath and Body Works and independent specialty cosmetic boutiques. In 1999 the company erected its first Vinothérapie® Spa, located in the center of Château Smith Haut Laffite vineyard in Bordeaux-Martillac, France. Since then Caudalie has created additional spas located at renowned sites around the world: Caudalie Vinothérapie Spa at Relais San Maurizio in Santo Stefano Belbo, Italy (Piedmont wine region); Caudalie Vinothérapie® Spa at Marqués de Riscal in El Ciego, Spain (Rioja wine region); Caudalie Vinothérapie® Spa at Kenwood Inn in Kenwood, CA. (Sonoma Valley wine region). The company is now awaiting the 2008 opening of its newest Vinothérapie® Spa, an 8000 square foot, 14-cabin oasis housed within the historic walls of New York’s own newly-revived château within the city, The Plaza.
“Growing this dynamic and evolving brand is very exciting as the company enters its next phase of expansion,” said Brady. “Caudalie’s exceptional product innovation and natural point of difference in the skin care arena will further leverage its market position.”
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Gwen Blevens
Director of Public Relations
Caudalie USA, Inc.
40 W 55th Street, #8A
New York, NY 10019
P 212-265-3878
F 212-265-3879
E gblevens@caudalie-usa.com
Caudalie Paris is a French skincare company that pioneered the use of grape-seeds in facial treatment products, and continually utilizes the beauty benefits of the grapevine through patented technologies that provide natural, effective methods against aging. Caudalie distributes products to fine retailers and select boutiques in the U.S., sells products online, and has Vinothérapie Spa treatment centers in France, Italy, Spain and the United States.
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