The Hotel Plaza Athénée has announced an exclusive partnership with the luxurious Swiss Cosmetic brand VALMONT to house the only V35 certified spa in the United States: “Valmont for the Plaza Athénée Spa”, operated by American Leisure. A “Swiss Cocktail” was indeed setup in the hotel on January 30th, gathering some 100 prestigious guests to cheers to Swiss drinks, culinary wonders and pay a tribute…

derma e® is pleased to announce that Jennifer Norman has been hired as its new VP of Marketing. Norman will oversee brand management, product development, public relations, ecommerce, education, market research and social media. Norman comes to derma e® with over 16 years of experience in the beauty industry.

B.Kamins Laboratories is delighted to share two new appointments. Ryan Christopher, a licensed aesthetician, has recently been hired as National Education Manager. This is his first position at the company. Jocelyne Horst, also a new hire, is now the Vice President of Sales for B.Kamins Laboratories.

THE INTERNATIONAL DERMAL INSTITUTE CELEBRATES 30th ANNIVERSARY WITH GLOBAL ONLINE EVENT AND FOUNDER, JANE WURWAND

A pioneer in holistic health care, Ohashi has practiced and taught his unique method of bodywork all over the world. He is the world-renowned director of the international Ohashi Institute, a cultural and educational non-profit organization. As teacher, practitioner, and pioneer of Oriental medicine, Japanese martial arts, human movement and philosophy, Ohashi has trained thousands of graduates and certified Ohashiatsu® instructors worldwide. He has lectured widely…

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.