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Lou Graydon

Lou Graydon has worked in the R&D department at Aston Chemicals since 2018. She graduated from the University of Southampton with a Masters in Chemistry, and won the Hibbott Memorial prize through completing the SCS Diploma in Cosmetic Science. Lou has a wealth of knowledge in formulating cosmetic products across all categories, and is passionate… Read more »

Laura Kirkbride

Laura is a fantastically talented chemist with a lifelong passion for Cosmetics and Personal Care and over 20 years of expertise in the industry. You’ve probably got one of her formulations in your bathroom. Laura graduated from Nottingham Trent University in 2001 with a BSC (Hons) in Chemistry. She then jumped into the Society of… Read more »

Flora Pensé

Flora is the Business Development Manager for Europe at Coptis. She has more than 6 years of combined international experience in R&D, Sales & Marketing of Finished goods, Raw materials and data management software solutions. She holds a Masters’ degree in Biological Engineering from EBI (Industrial Biological School).

Edward Rolls

Edward Rolls is a Global Account Director at Symrise GmBH and is passionate about delivering natural and sustainable solutions to his customers. Edward started his career 19 years ago in a technical role formulating personal care products for white label brands, during this time developing a flair for natural organic and “free from” products. During… Read more »

Thibault Gravier

Thibault Gravier leads BSR’s Supply Chain Sustainability practice, focusing on the development and implementation of sustainable sourcing strategies with companies, collaborative initiatives, and research for innovative approaches. Thibault has more than 14 years of experience working with global organizations to dramatically improve the sourcing practices and sustainable impact of critical raw materials. Prior to BSR, Thibault founded two… Read more »

Chris Finnegan

I have been with Unilever for over 30 years, I started my career with our HomeCare R+D business before joining Unilever’s Safety and Environmental Assurance Centre (SEAC) function with whom I have been with for over 25 years. My core role for many years in SEAC has been in Environmental Risk Assessment but over the… Read more »