Coty has appointed Mario Reis as Executive Vice President, Supply Chain, effective May 1, 2014. He will be based in Geneva.

Reis will replace Darryl McCall, who will work on the transition and other projects to ensure continuity in supply chain performance before his retirement on December 31, 2014.

Reis will join the Executive Committee and report to Michele Scannavini, CEO, who commented:

“I am very excited to welcome Mario as Coty’s new head of supply chain. His successful and diversified experience in the supply chain and commercial fields brings to Coty a unique perspective and strong skill set for a best in class end-to-end supply chain.”

Reis has more than 30 years of experience as a solid business leader and supply chain expert.
He held several senior executive positions within Worldwide Operations at Danone from 1996-2014, where he was successful in implementing best practices and synergies across divisions.

Most recently, Reis served as Managing Director of Danone South Africa, where his leadership resulted in strong acceleration in profitability and growth over a 5 year period. Prior, Reis worked at Mars Inc. and Bain & Co in various business roles.

Scannavini added: “Along with Coty’s Executive Team, I would like to acknowledge Darryl’s many talents and thank him for his outstanding contributions to our success. We very much valued his leadership in building a strong and reliable supply chain. He will be missed and we wish him all the best for the future.”