JuE Wong

CEO/ Executive Board member- Jan. '20 to Oct. '23

Olaplex Inc. Nasdaq $3billion Mkt cap

Led Oalplex through an IPO in a record 6 months. Largest CPG IPO in 20 years. 2022: $704mm/ 3 year CAGR of +68% and Adjusted EBITDA in 2022 of 61%

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CEO/ Executive Board member- Jul. '17 to May '19

Moroccanoil Inc. (Private company)- $0.8 billion

Charge to grow Moroccanoil in new mediums of growth.

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PRESIDENT/ Executive Board member on Elizabeth Arden Inc. and The Red Door Spa - Aug. '15 To Jun '17

Elizabeth Arden Inc. (Public company)- $1.1 billion

Charge to turn around the Elizabeth Arden Brands in all channels of distribution, especially in International.

Transacted to Revlon and exercised CIC.

 

CEO/ Executive Board Member - July '12 to July '15

Strivectin Operating Company (Private company- majority ownership by private equity firm)

Recruited by Catterton Private Equity and charge to turn business around in 36 months which I was ahead of task.

 

CEO/ Executive Board Member - Aug. '09 to May '12

Astral Health & Beauty LLC Aug. ’09-May ‘12 (Private company- majority ownership by private equity firm- with 3 brands in 3 distinct channels of distribution- Direct to Consumer- Aloette/ Retail- PUR Minerals and Professional- CosMedix) 

Recruited by Valor Equity Partners and charged to turn business around in 24 months- completed in 16 months and business exited to original owners in March 2012

 

EVP - Jan '08 to August '09

ZO Skin Health by Dr. Obagi of Beverly Hills New York, ($355+ million market capitalization -Obagi Medical Products Inc. NASDAQ)

Recruited by Dr. Obagi to launch his start-up globally so that he can assume control when his non-compete ended with OMP in 2009.

 

SVP - June '06 to Jan. '09

N.V.PERRICONE M.D. COSMECEUTICALS New York, NY (Private company –majority ownership by private equity firm- US #1 Cosmeceutical Brand)

Recruited by Private Equity Firm, TSG, as acting President.

 

Director of Int'l + Business Development/ Executive Board Member - May '02- May '06

MURAD INC. El Segundo, CA (HQ) (Private company- #2 Cosmeceutical Brand)

Recruited by Murad Inc. to manage International.

 

• Increased Sales & Net Profit 4-fold. 

 

Regional Manager- International - Mar.'99- Mar. 02

THE DIAL CORPORATION, Scottsdale, Arizona (HQ) (A $1.7 billion consumer products manufacturer, NYSE)

 

• Developed and executed export programs that increased sales 300% in 10 months.

 

SELF-EMPLOYED, Scottsdale, Arizona Nov. ’96-Feb. ‘99 Transacted Counter-Trade activities for PepsiCo in China

 

• Structured worldwide sales for Xyron- a high-tech hardware company

• Consulted with AZ WTC to bring on The Dial Corp. as a member & a client who subsequently recruited me to Dial

 

Director of Counter-Trade/ Executive Board of Director of PepsiCo China - May '95 - Aug. '98

PEPSICO INTERNATIONAL, Hong Kong & Bangkok May ‘95-Aug. ‘96 (A $2 billion subsidiary of PepsiCo- a beverage manufacturer, [$25 billion] NYSE)

• Recruited by Russell Reynolds in Hong Kong

 

• Increased foreign exchange swap program from $1 million to $160 million

• Structured and Expanded Division to a profit center from negative returns to $20 million net profit

 

Manager, International Business Development/ Executive Director on China Board - Jan. 94 - May '95- specifically brought on board to optimize performance of their Sugar JV

MITR PHOL SUGAR CORPORATION, Bangkok & Guangxi, China Jan. ’94-May ‘95 (A $1.2 billion private company - world’s 3rd largest sugar producer after, Brazil and Australia)

 

• Realized $3 million in cost savings from operations and financial payment terms

• Developed models to conduct feasibility studies with The World Bank

• Implemented projects with IFC.

 

Trading Manager- for Forex, Crude Oil and Soft Commodities June '87 - Jan. '94

CARGILL COMMODITY TRADING, Singapore, Hong Kong & Geneva (A $2 billion subsidiary of the world’s largest private company, Cargill Inc., USA, [$67 billion])

• Managed global teams of traders and charged with a trading portfolio of $2.5 billion

• Increased net trading profit by 20% from $100 million to $120 million.