Dermalogica CEO Aurelian Lis to Step Down in December

· Beauty & Fashion · United States

Aurelian Lis is departing as chief executive officer of Dermalogica, stepping down in late December, WWD reported. Lis joined the skincare brand a decade ago and has led it since. The departure leaves a leadership opening at a professional-skincare brand that sells heavily through salons and spas as well as retail, a channel that has been under pressure as consumers shift spending. No successor was named in the report, so the brand's next strategic direction, including how it handles the professional channel and international expansion, remains unsettled until a replacement is appointed.

Why it matters：Leadership turnover at a salon-channel skincare brand is a test case for whether professional beauty distribution can hold share as consumers migrate to retail and online.

Key points

  • Lis is stepping down in late December.
  • He joined Dermalogica a decade ago.
  • No successor has been named.

Sources (original reporting)

More stories from this day