DENTON, Texas, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sally Beauty
Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SBH) is proud to welcome Kevin Metz as VP of Ecommerce and Vanathy
Lakshmi as VP of Digital Product. Both hires follow Sally
Beauty's previously announced investment in talent and capabilities
in digital commerce as part of its Transformation.
"We are thrilled to add Kevin and Vanathy to the team to start
leveraging their extensive expertise in ecommerce as Sally Beauty
continues its digital transformation. They will take us to
the next level in our drive for a consumer-driven digital
environment that operates seamlessly in partnership with our stores
and supply chain," said Chris
Brickman, Chief Executive of Sally Beauty
Holdings.
Metz will lead the ambitious growth plan of all North American
digital commerce businesses. This includes the websites for Sally
Beauty and Cosmo Prof ®, mobile apps, portals, integrations with
physical retail stores and third-party online marketplaces. Metz
comes to Sally Beauty with two decades of experience in helping
organizations build digital commerce capabilities that led to
increased revenue while maximizing customer engagement and loyalty.
He was most recently Chief Marketing and Digital Officer with
Stuller, following e-commerce leadership positions at
Ulta Beauty, Yankee Candle and Cache.
As VP of Digital Product, Lakshmi will be responsible for the
digital guest experience and digital product roadmap across all
Sally Beauty Holdings digital activities. Lakshmi joins Sally
Beauty with more than 10 years of experience in in-store and online
product management. She also has a proven track record of growing
customer retention through mobile-first strategies. Lakshmi was
most recently Sr. Director of Digital Product at Walmart,
following extensive digital product leadership experience at
Pier One, Academy Sports, and Frontgate.
About Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.
Sally Beauty
Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SBH) is an international specialty retailer
and distributor of professional beauty supplies with revenues of
approximately $3.9 billion annually.
Through the Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group
businesses, the Company sells and distributes through 5,089 stores,
including 179 franchised units, and has operations throughout
the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Peru,
the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, France, the
Netherlands, Spain and
Germany. Sally Beauty Supply
stores offer up to 8,000 products for hair color, hair care, skin
care, and nails through proprietary brands such as Ion®, Generic
Value Products®, Beyond the Zone® and Silk Elements® as well as
professional lines such as Wella®, Clairol®, OPI®, Conair® and Hot
Shot Tools®. Beauty Systems Group stores, branded as Cosmo Prof® or
Armstrong McCall® stores, along with its outside sales consultants,
sell up to 10,500 professionally branded products including Paul
Mitchell®, Wella®, Matrix®, Schwarzkopf®, Kenra®, Goldwell®, Joico®
and CHI®, intended for use in salons and for resale by salons to
retail consumers. For more information about Sally Beauty Holdings,
Inc., please visit sallybeautyholdings.com.
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