Beauty giant Coty has announced the appointment of Mario Reis as Executive Vice President, Supply Chain, effective 1 May 2014. Mr Reis will join the Executive Committee and report to Michele Scannavini, CEO. He will be based in Geneva and will replace Darryl McCall who will work on the transition and other projects to ensure continuity in supply chain performance before his retirement on 31 December 2014.
Mr Reis has more than 30 years of experience as a solid business leader and supply chain expert. He built his career during his tenure at Danone, where he held several senior executive positions within Worldwide Operations from 1996-2014. In his various supply chain roles within Danone, Mr Reis was successful in implementing best practices and synergies across divisions. Most recently, he has served as Managing Director of Danone South Africa, where his leadership resulted in strong acceleration in profitability and growth over a five year period. Prior to that, Mr Reis worked at Mars Inc. and Bain & Co in various business roles from 1986-1996.
