Amala has forged new partnerships with spas at four luxury hotels and resorts across the globe. Two of these, One&Only Hayman Island in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and The Bulgari Hotel Milan, represent the first-ever Amala locations in their respective countries. The other two, the Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort in Fla. and Hyatt Regency Mainz in Germany, strengthen Amala’s presence…

Universal Companies is delighted to announce that Jaime Huffman, MPH, joined its team in July as senior vice president of spa development. In her new position with Universal Companies, Huffman leads the product development, education, and equipment teams. Huffman is a widely respected spa and hospitality industry leader.

Younique Products, a cosmetics direct-sales company dedicated to motivating and empowering women, announced the addition of their chief scientific officer Mukhtar Siddiqui. Mukhtar will lead all the research and development efforts at Younique and manage their internal laboratory, overseeing all the formulations, testing, processing, manufacturing, and quality. Mukhtar is a well-known and respected member of the international health and beauty community, and is a member…

Sente Inc., a privately held specialty aesthetics company pioneering the development of differentiated medical grade skin care products based on the science of glycoproteins, announced the appointment of Randy W. Kriech as chief commercial officer. In his new role, Kriech will be responsible for leading global marketing, commercial operations and portfolio management. Kreich will report to Michael York, chief executive officer, and will be a…

Mio Skincare, the leading skin care line for fitness and pregnancy, is proud to announce Liliana Grajales as Southeast regional sales manager and Ritz Carlton corporate accounts manager. Grajales’ 20-year career in luxury hospitality started in management with Hyatt Hotels. She then honed her spa experience with management positions at the Four Seasons, The Ritz Carlton and the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables. Her most…

The Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS) announced that Franz Linser, Ph.D., founder and managing director of international consulting firm Linser Hospitality, has been appointed to its board of directors. Linser brings two decades of experience in the hospitality, wellness, spa, sports, and political worlds to the organization: establishing Austria’s largest network of wellness properties (the “Wellness Tirol”), serving as a member of European Parliament,…

Myoscience, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Justin Chickles to the team as vice president of commercial development and the promotion of Johanna Beckmen to general manager of aesthetics. Chickles was most recently the director of licensing and business development at Purdue Pharma. Prior to Purdue Pharma, Chickles was a director at Johnson & Johnson, where he built an agile team dedicated to…

glo, a global leader in the premium professional skin care and makeup markets, announces the appointment of Christopher Hausman as executive vice president of sales. Hausman will be responsible for global sales activities within the company. He will oversee the company's domestic and Canadian sales forces, as well as its international distribution network in over 40 countries.