Olaplex Holdings, Inc. announced the appointment of two highly seasoned leaders to its executive team. Catherine Dunleavy will join OLAPLEX as Chief Operating Officer, effective August 13, and Katie Gohman will join the Company as Chief Marketing Officer, effective July 15. Ms. Dunleavy brings more than two decades of experience driving the strategy and performance of premier consumer brands.

Most recently, she served as President, and, prior to that, as Chief Financial Officer at Away, following tenures at Nike, Comcast, NBCUniversal, and GE. In her new role, she will oversee the breadth of OLAPLEX?s business operations, aligning all functions to most effectively execute on the Company?s strategy and drive results. Ms. Gohman is a highly experienced marketing and brand leader who brings significant experience nurturing and growing prestige retail and beauty brands.

She began her career at L?Oréal and went on to hold marketing leadership positions at L?Oréal, Ralph Lauren, Coach, and most recently served as the CMO at Marc Jacobs. She will oversee the execution of OLAPLEX?s global marketing efforts, driving greater brand awareness, relevance, and affinity with both stylists and consumers. Catherine Dunleavy is the former President of the travel lifestyle brand Away.

She joined Away as Chief Financial Officer in 2020 after three years at Nike, most recently as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Global Operations, Technology and Vice President, Strategic Investments. Prior to joining Nike, she spent 16 years at Comcast and NBCUniversal, where she served in numerous roles, including Chief Financial Officer of the Cable Entertainment Group and Executive Vice President, Content Distribution. She began her career at General Electric.

She serves on the board of TEGNA. Katie Gohman joins OLAPLEX from Marc Jacobs, where she served as Chief Marketing Officer. In this role, she reported directly to the global CEO and oversaw the strategic and creative vision for the brand.

Prior to Marc Jacobs, Katie served as SVP of Global Marketing and Operations at Ralph Lauren. She previously served as the VP of Global Marketing at Coach and spent the first half of her career at L?Oréal, where she held senior marketing roles for various company brands, including Lancôme, Clarisonic, and Kiehl?s.