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Brian Ahrens Appointed New North American GM for Revlon Professional Brands
Ahrens will be overseeing American Crew, CND and Revlon Professional in the U.S. and Canada.
by Staff
September 27, 2018
Brian Ahrens
2 min to read
Revlonannounces the appointment of Brian Ahrens to General Manager, Professional Brands, overseeing American Crew, CND and Revlon Professional in the U.S. and Canada. In his role, Ahrens is responsible for the overall management of North American sales and education operations for the three brands.
“I am thrilled to join the Revlon Professional Brands in this exciting North American role," Ahren says. "With more than 32 years of experience in the professional beauty industry, I’m looking forward to joining the dynamic team and advancing the portfolio."
Most recently the Vice President of Sales and Education for Collega/Aveda, Ahrens has been fully-involved in the manufacturing and distribution of beauty brands designed for the salon professional, including KMS and Goldwell. He has been integral in the development, marketing and sales of original, ground-breaking professional beauty products in Canada and the United States.
The American Crew family of grooming products delivers everything needed to create and care for men’s styles including products in the hair, body, shave, style and fragrance categories, available exclusively in salons, barbershops and authorized retailers. American Crew has an ongoing commitment to elevate men’s style and enhance their personal image by providing education, marketing and imaging support to help stylists communicate the brand’s vision of men’s grooming and fashion – classic style, reliability and confidence – to the marketplace.
Founded in 1979 and based in San Diego, CA, CND (Creative Nail Design, Inc.) is the global leader in professional nail products and services – including SHELLAC Brand Gel Polish. Deeply committed to advancing the nail care industry, CND devotes significant time and resources to product research and development, education and customer support. Only CND products deliver high performance nail color on the cutting edge of fashion and technology.
About Revlon Professional:
Revlon serves professional hair stylists and colorists with the Revlon Professional line, offering hair color, hair care and styling products under the Revlonissimo, Nutri Color Creme, Young Color Excel, Be Fabulous, UniqOne, and Equave franchises. Revlon Professional also provides cutting edge education to help salon professionals around the world transform their clients to look their very best.
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