Evangelia “Leela” Petrakis has been appointed managing director for L’Occitane U.S. Petrakis was most recently general manager of Johnson & Johnson’s Neutrogena brand. In her new role, she will be responsible for leading the future expansion of L’Occitane in the U.S. Prior to joining J&J in 2006, Petrakis spent 13 years in the beauty industry at brands including Clairol, Avon, Revlon, L’Oréal Paris and Maybelline.
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