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February 8, 2017
Jennifer Hammond-and-Jessica Mills
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Andrew Biazis, president of Keune Haircosmetics North America, recently announced the promotions of two senior executives—Jennifer Hammond and Jessica Mills—at the company’s North American headquarters in Atlanta.
Hammond, previously drector of finance and operations, is Keune’s new vice president of finance and internal operations. She has worked to improve the company’s systems and processes and has restructured and streamlined the accounting systems to analyze and identify additional financial resources to invest in the acceleration of the business.
In her new role, Hammond will be responsible for finance and all internal operations, including Keune’s supply chain and customer service departments, as well as information and communications technology and human resources. She is responsible for a 14-person department, along with managing Keune’s outsourced resources in the aforementioned areas of responsibility.
Previously serving at Keune’s national field education manager, Mills has been promoted to vice president of education and shows. In her new role, she will manage all field education and training to support Keune’s distributor network and salon marketing. She also will oversee the activities of the Keune Advanced Academy in Atlanta.
Additionally, Mills is responsible for developing the educational curriculum offered by Keune and its associated show activities, including national trade, industry association and distributor show activities. Her department includes 13 employees.
Both Hammond and Mills will continue to report to Biazis.
For more information, visit keune.com/na.
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