Shona Bear

Quality & Technical Manager, Superdrug

President of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists UK & Ireland

Currently Quality and Technical Manager for Superdrug Own Brand leading a team of 10 technologist.

Shona began her career as a development chemist with Yardley in the late 1980s and worked for a number of contract manufacturers before joining Marks & Spencer as a retail technologist in the early 1990s.

In between working for M&S in three separate periods, Shona worked for Bulldog, Peter Black and Topshop.

Shona has been a member of the SCS since she joined the industry and has held various positions on council, including social secretary and is current President of the society.