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Background

Nearly a decade inside the houses

I moved from finance to commercial strategy across Dior, Estée Lauder Companies and Puig. I hold an MBA from Columbia Business School. I am a member of the Luxury Education Foundation and of CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women) in New York.

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Sarah Hachem

Experience

I started in finance at Christian Dior Couture in London. I then worked on fragrance and makeup brands at Estée Lauder Companies and Puig. My scope and ownership grew with each role.

My work covered expansion in 30+ markets. At L'Artisan Parfumeur, I led the international go-to-market across 28 countries and €30M in sales. This included store openings. For Christian Louboutin Beauté and Comme des Garçons, I owned the P&L of an €80M portfolio across 27 countries.

For Kilian Paris and Frédéric Malle, I built the growth roadmap. It covered 32 countries and €20M in net sales. The themes stay the same: assortment strategy, commercial expansion and international expansion.

  1. 2023 to 2024

    Puig

    L'Artisan Parfumeur

    Business Development Senior Manager

    28 countries · €30M sales

  2. 2021 to 2022

    Puig

    Christian Louboutin Beauté, Comme des Garçons

    Finance Business Partner

    27 countries · €80M sales

  3. 2019 to 2021

    Estée Lauder Companies

    Kilian Paris, Éditions de Parfums Frédéric Malle

    Financial Controller and Business Analyst

    32 countries · €20M net sales

  4. 2017 to 2019

    Christian Dior Couture

    Financial Controller and Business Analyst

    London

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