Sebastian
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Claire Bruno appointed president of the Wella division, effective immediately, succeeding former CEO Manolis Lekkas, who resigned at the end of 2000 (1"The Rose Sheet" Oct. 16, 2000, In Brief). Bruno will lead Sebastian's global team in "maintaining the firm's autonomy and brand identity," while maximizing market penetration, firm says. Separately, Jean Runel to senior VP-international sales strategies to develop global distribution and marketing plans. Claudia Stephens promoted to VP-global marketing to lead global marketing, advertising, communications, packaging, merchandising and R&D