Dexter King Appointed Senior Vice President, Global General Manager, TOM FORD BEAUTY
April 05 2024 - 8:25AM
Business Wire
TOM FORD announced today that Dexter King has been appointed
Senior Vice President, Global General Manager, TOM FORD BEAUTY.
King will step into this role effective April 1, 2024 and continue
reporting to Guillaume Jesel, President and CEO, TOM FORD and
Luxury Business Development, The Estée Lauder Companies. King will
also join The Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) Extended Executive
Leadership Team.
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Dexter King has been appointed Senior
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King has been with TOM FORD BEAUTY for nine years, working in a
number of key leadership roles including most recently as Senior
Vice President (SVP), Global Marketing and Strategy, and prior to
then as SVP, General Manager, International and Global Strategy. In
close partnership with Jesel, under King’s leadership of strategy
and International, the brand elevated key TOM FORD fragrances to
the luxury tier, accelerated its channel strategy and achieved
exceptional growth and share gains across key markets.
“Dexter’s multi-faceted leadership experience at TOM FORD BEAUTY
has been instrumental in helping the brand achieve exceptional
global growth,” said Jesel. “His deep understanding of luxury, the
importance of aspirational local relevance, and his command of the
strategic growth opportunities in the luxury sector make him
well-suited to lead the continued global momentum of TOM FORD
BEAUTY.”
In his new role, King will lead the TOM FORD BEAUTY team in all
aspects of category, channel and geography strategic growth plans.
He will focus on driving the brand’s luxury beauty positioning
through world-class innovation across makeup, fragrance and
skincare and continue to elevate the brand’s signature aspirational
storytelling of modern luxury glamour and amplifying individual
beauty.
Prior to TOM FORD BEAUTY, King worked in strategy and marketing
roles, holding positions of increasing responsibility across
companies including McKinsey & Company, Diageo, and Moët
Hennessy. King holds a Master of Business Administration from The
Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and a Bachelor of Arts
in Economics from the University of Virginia.
About TOM FORD
TOM FORD IS A GLOBAL DESIGN HOUSE OFFERING EXCEPTIONAL LUXURY
PRODUCTS ACROSS WOMEN’S AND MEN’S FASHION, ACCESSORIES, EYEWEAR AND
BEAUTY. FOUNDED IN 2005 BY TOM FORD, TODAY THE BRAND HAS A PRESENCE
IN MORE THAN 100 MARKETS GLOBALLY, AND IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS THE
ARCHITECT OF LUXURY GLAMOUR. IN 2023, THE ESTÉE LAUDER COMPANIES
BECAME THE SOLE OWNER OF THE TOM FORD BRAND AND ALL ITS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. IN APRIL 2023 PETER HAWKINGS WAS APPOINTED
THE CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF TOM FORD.
About TOM FORD BEAUTY
TOM FORD IS A GLOBAL DESIGN HOUSE OFFERING EXCEPTIONAL LUXURY
PRODUCTS ACROSS WOMEN’S AND MEN’S FASHION, ACCESSORIES, EYEWEAR AND
BEAUTY. FOUNDED IN 2005 BY TOM FORD, TODAY THE BRAND HAS A PRESENCE
IN MORE THAN 100 MARKETS GLOBALLY, AND IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS THE
ARCHITECT OF LUXURY GLAMOUR. TOM FORD BEAUTY IS DESIGNED TO AMPLIFY
INDIVIDUAL BEAUTY WITH A COLLECTION OF SUMPTUOUS COSMETICS,
EXTRAORDINARY FRAGRANCES AND ADVANCED SKINCARE.
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