Waldencast plc announced that on September 16, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Philippe Gautier as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company, with such appointment to be effective as of October 19, 2022. In connection with such appointment, Hind Sebti, the CompanyÆs Chief Growth Officer, will step down from her additional role as Chief Operating Officer. In this position, Mr. Gautier will also serve as the principal financial officer of the Company.

The role of principal financial officer was previously held by Michel Brousset, Chief Executive Officer, and the principal executive and accounting officer, of the Company. Mr. Gautier, age 55, most recently served as Group Chief Financial Officer at Selecta, a KKR portfolio company. Prior to this, he spent five years as Group Chief Financial Officer and Operations, for SMCP, previously a KKR portfolio company and parent company of Parisian fashion labels Sandro, Maje, Claudie Pierlot and De Fursac.

For more than a decade, Mr. Gautier served as Chief Financial Officer within the Kering Group for global brands Sergio Rossi and Puma in North America. Mr. Gautier began his career at HSBC asset management in Tokyo. Mr. Gautier holds a Master of Science in Management from HEC Paris.