Coty has announced that Esra Erkal-Paler, currently Global Head of External Communications at AstraZeneca, has been appointed Chief Global Corporate Affairs Officer and a member of the Executive Committee, a newly created position. Erkal-Paler will lead Coty’s global internal and external communications strategies and responsible growth, reporting to Chief Executive Officer, Camillo Pane.

Camillo Pane, CEO, said, “I am delighted to welcome Esra to Coty, who brings over 20 years of strategic communication and corporate affairs experience spanning beauty, consumer goods, healthcare and regulatory sectors. She has a strong track record of transforming corporate reputation, with a multi-channel mindset for engaging internal and external stakeholders. As a member of our Executive Committee, I’m confident that she will make a significant contribution to achieving our ambition of being a global leader and challenger in beauty.”

Erkal-Paler spent the past seven years at AstraZeneca, the global biopharmaceutical company, most recently as Global Head of External Communications where she led the communications and editorial strategy for the company’s transformation with responsibility for M&A, financial, corporate, portfolio and partnering communications, global media relations, digital channels and community investment. Prior to that, she was Executive Director of the Advertising Standards Authority in charge of Policy, Public Affairs and Communications. She also spent more than six years at L’Oréal Group leading internal and external communications as well as public and industry affairs in the UK and Ireland. Previously, she was Head of Corporate Affairs for Unilever’s home and personal care division. Earlier in her career, she held roles at global consultancies, including Burson-Marsteller and Shandwick. Erkal-Paler is also Trustee and Chairman of the British Skin Foundation, the leading skin health research charity.
Erkal-Paler will join Coty on May 21, 2018, and will be based in London.