Sharing the same value – a passion for hospitality – GOCO Hospitality and Steigenberger Hotel Group are proud to announce the opening of 'THE SPA' at Frankfurter Hof. This is the first GOCO-developed and managed hotel spa in Europe, as well as the flagship property of Steigenberger's new spa brand. Located in the grand, exclusive and iconic Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof, which holds over 130 years…

Farouk Systems proudly announced beauty industry veteran, Andre Chiavelli, as the Executive Vice President of Global Corporate Strategy. Chiavelli is now responsible for driving sales and profitability by developing and executing domestic and international strategic plans supporting sales, marketing, education, events, and public relations initiatives.

DermaConcepts, the distributor of Environ Skin Care, has moved into a new, larger office, training and warehouse complex. The move was required due to a continuing period of growth and to better serve its current and ever-increasing client base. DermaConcepts is opening four new regional offices with more planned for 2013.

Dermalogica recently opened a new hybrid Learning Center located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The new 2,600 square foot Learning Center in Scottsdale is the first of its kind, intended as a creative incubator developed to support professional skin therapists in refining and deepening their skill-set in order to enhance the success and profitability of their businesses. The Center will also dedicate 600 square feet for a…

SpaRitual is proud to announce its new Vice President of Sales, Annie McCullough. McCullough brings over a decade of beauty industry experience to SpaRitual, previously working as the General Manager of Decleor USA and as the Director of Business Development at Aveda. McCullough began in July, overseeing domestic sales for the SpaRitual brand, focusing on servicing current retail, spa/salon partners as well as developing new…

The Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS) has announced that Mia Kyricos, president of Kyricos & Associates, and Veer Singh, chief executive officer of Vana Retreats & Hotels, PVT Ltd., have been appointed to its Board of Directors. The Board also named Susie Ellis chairman and CEO of the GSWS. Ellis was a founder of the Summit and has served on its Board since it…

European Wax Center appointed celebrity makeup artist Marina Gravani as their Brand Ambassador for the 2013 awards season. In this newly created role, Gravani will serve as the celebrity media spokesperson for European Wax Center, offering tips, tricks and her insider's point of view. Gravani has a passion for smooth skin and waxing, and is often referred to as a waxing queen amongst the industry.

Recently, the Care for Skin Foundation led a team of 17 medical personnel to Peru, offering reconstructive surgery to more than 70 children whose lives were forever changed. The Care for Skin Foundation is a non-profit organization created to support people who have suffered loss of skin due to accidents, tumors, burns, scars or genetic abnormalities.