Revolution Beauty Group plc announce the appointment of Lauren Brindley as Group Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") effective on 18 September 2023. Lauren Brindley will join the Board as CEO on 18 September 2023, replacing Bob Holt, who as previously announced, will stand down as CEO and leave the business today. Alistair McGeorge will move to the role of Non-Executive Chairman on Lauren's appointment.

Lauren brings a wealth of experience in senior management roles in mass consumer businesses specialising in the Beauty & Personal Care categories. She will be accountable for leading the Group globally, delivering strategic growth, and creating long-term shareholder value. Lauren was most recently the Group Vice President for Beauty & Personal Care at Walgreens where she was accountable for the American retailer's beauty and personal care strategy and financial delivery across all 9,000+ stores and digital channels.

During her tenure at Walgreens, she built a multi-year, multi-stage strategy to elevate and differentiate the business's approach to omnichannel beauty retailing, leading to a positive upswing in its performance in the segment. Prior to Walgreens, Lauren was at Boots UK and Boots Retail International, where she served in various roles including Head of Prestige Beauty & Fragrance and Head of the No.7 Beauty Brand & Mass Beauty categories, where she led the brand's repositioning strategy. Lauren also served as Country Manager for the business's Southeast Asian operations.

Lauren began her career at Tesco UK serving in multiple roles within Marketing and Merchandising.