76 | AUGUST 2019
We congratulate Debra on her
exciting, unprecedented role and
look forward to what’s in store for
the legendary beauty brand. Good
luck, GoGirl!“We’re in a position where we have a beauty
company that really thinks about women and
puts women at the forefront of what we do
in the market, in terms of our messaging, and
I believe that having it be run by a woman
is incredibly exciting...I think this is another
first for the company that I’m really honored
to be a part of.” — Debra Perelman.
As of 2019, just twenty-four women head
Fortune 500 companies. Surprisingly, women
placed at the helm of beauty companies
are shockingly rare, as rivals L’Oreal and
Estee Lauder – two of the largest beauty
companies - are represented by men.
Conversely, Avon had been led by women for
years, including former CEOs Sheri McCoy
and Andrea Jung, and now Jan Zijderveld.