CEO shifts at Keurig Dr. Pepper, Revolution Beauty, Shisiedo Group

This week brought CEO successions at Keurig Dr. Pepper and Shiseido Group, a new private label chief at Dick’s and board moves at Lululemon and Under Armour.

Here’s a look at who’s making moves:

Ozan Dokmeciogluresigned from the role of CEO at Keurig Dr. Pepper just four months after rising to the position from the CFO role. KDP said Dokmecioglu resigned “due to violations of the Company's Code of Conduct that were unrelated to strategy, operations or financial reporting,” but did not specify what the violation concerned. Executive Chairman and former CEO Bob Gamgort returned to the CEO role following the resignation.

"Keurig Dr Pepper's Code of Conduct is built on a foundation of ethics, integrity and personal responsibility. Every employee, without exception, is accountable for knowing and following the Code," said Paul S. Michaels, Lead Director of the KDP Board, in a statement.

Adam Minto stepped down as CEO of Revolution Beauty,Reuters reported. The move came about a month after Minto halted day-to-day activities amid an accounting-related investigation. Trading in UK-based Revolution Beauty was suspended on Sept. 1 after it did not release results of an audit ahead of the deadline.

Masahiko Uotani signaled plans to retire as CEO of Japanese cosmetic conglomerate Shiseido Group, Beauty Packaging reported. The move will come within the next two years. WIth this, the Group promoted Kentaro Fujiwara from CEO of the China region to president and COO. This indicates that Fujiwara is the likely successor to Uotani, and signals a focus on China for the company.

Jarvis Sam will depart the role of chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Nike, Business Insider reported. A Nike employee since 2018, Sam was in the role for six months after succeeding Felicia Mayo. Sam previously served as head of global diversity and inclusion at Snap. Now, he is leaving to pursue personal projects to promote DEI in other categories, BI reports.

Kate Jhaveri. (Courtesy photo)

Kate Jhaveri was named global head of marketing at TikTok, she said in a LinkedIn post. Jhaveri previously served as chief marketing officer at the NBA. She has also held senior roles at Twitch, Twitter, Facebook and Microsoft. “There is no more creative, educational, engaging and culture-defining community than TikTok & I'm thrilled I have the opportunity to help shape this brand and tell this community's amazing stories,” she wrote.

Bart Sichel was named EVP, chief marketing and customer officer at Bed Bath & Beyond. Sichel will oversee these functions at Bed Bath & Beyond, buybuy BABY and Harmon. Sichel was previously chief marketing officer at Burlington Stores for eight years, and spent 13 years at McKinsey and Company. The hire comes amid a wave of change in the executive ranks as the home retailer faces flagging sales. Over the last month, interim CEO Sue Gove was appointed to the permanent role, while EVP and Chief Customer Officer Rafeh Masood departed the company last week.

Chad Kessler was appointed as EVP of vertical brands at Dick's Sporting Goods, Fashion Network reported. He will oversee private label brands including Calia, DSG and Alpine, as well as various hardlines. Kessler joins the company from American Eagle, where he spearheaded the development and launch of denim brand AE77 and drove the acquisition of menswear company Todd Snyder.

Ross Salupo. (Courtesy photo)

Ross Salupo was appointed as chief technology officer at ecommerce aggregator Society Brands. Salupo brings 15 years of experience working with “high scale data systems,” including products that serve consumer brands and Amazon marketplace. The news came as Society launched a new platform called EVO, which helps to integrate brands that it acquires into unified customer service, fulfillment, logistics, demand planning, marketing and financial analysis.

Wes Moore stepped down from the board of Under Armour following his election as the governor of Maryland. Moore joined the Baltimore-based performance apparel brand’s board in October 2020, while he was serving as CEO of the charitable foundation Robin Hood. "It has been a pleasure serving on Under Armour's board and sharing my passion for purpose and community with the brand," said Moore.

Wes Moore. (Mayor Meehan & Gubernatorial Candidate Wes Moore | Ocean Cit… | Flickr www.flickr.com)

Isabel Ge Mahe was appointed to the board of directors at Lululemon. Ge Mahe is VP and managing director of Greater China for Apple, and has played a role in developing China-specific features for Apple. She previously served as VP of wireless services for the consumer tech giant.

“We are excited to welcome Isabel to the lululemon Board of Directors and know her breadth of expertise in product development and leadership, as well as her deep knowledge of the business and guests in China will be invaluable as we continue to grow and execute on our international expansion strategy,” said Martha Morfitt, chair of the board at Lululemon.