Editorial Advisory Board
The industry leaders on the C&T magazine editorial advisory board help C&T shape content. These advisors reflect C&T magazine’s readership and the broad range of businesses they represent.
Eric Abrutyn
TPC2 Advisors Ltd., Inc., Panama
Eric Abrutyn is a graduate of New York University-New Paltz with a Masters in chemistry and of C.W. Post College/Long Island University with a BS in chemistry. He has over 35 years of experience in the personal care industry and is an active member of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists. Abrutyn also is chairman of the Personal Care Products Council (formerly CTFA) International Nomenclature Committee (INC).
Abrutyn recently retired from Kao Brands Company as a senior principal scientist. He has contributed broadly in the fields of hair care research, skin care product development and underarm product development. He also had experience at Dow Corning as senior technical service scientist in the field of silicone chemistry and Wickhen Products as director of R&D in the field of antiperspirants, esterification, spray drying and free-radical polymerization. He has also worked for Amerchol as a synthesis chemist in the field of glucoside chemistry. Abrutyn holds over 15 patents, is contributing editor to four books, is the author of many technical articles and has given numerous presentations in the field of antiperspirants, polymerization, controlled release and silicone applications.
Theresa Chen
Johnson & Johnson, USA
Theresa Chen, PhD, is responsible for leading a global team at Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) Consumer and Personal Products Worldwide company, to develop insights and solutions to address unmet needs of SOC populations. Formerly at J&J’s Neutrogena Corp. in Los Angeles, Chen relocated to Skillman, N.J., USA, in September 2008, when she accepted her new role. Chen joined Johnson & Johnson in 1999. Prior to that, she led R&D at a manufacturer of biological therapeutics focused on anti-inflammatory and anti-coagulant product research, development and license applications.
Chen has broad interest in skin and hair they relate to dermatology and consumer care. Her expertise includes methods development, efficacy and safety testing and claims substantiation. She earned her doctoral degree in biochemistry at University of California, Los Angeles, where she also worked as an Adjunct Assistant Professor, researching protein structures, functions and interactions during energy transduction.
George Deckner
Procter & Gamble, USA
George Deckner currently is employed at Procter & Gamble, where he is responsible for global oral care upstream formulation and new material development. Previously he worked in the beauty care division of the company on new skin care formulation and delivery technologies. Before joining P&G, Deckner worked for Revlon and Charles of the Ritz, where he was responsible for the development and commercialization of numerous sun care and skin care technologies. George joined P&G in 1987 as a result of the Bain de Soleil acquisition. Since then, he has been responsible for the development of numerous innovative technologies under the Oil of Olay, Bain de Soleil, Clearasil, Noxzema, SKII and Pampers brands.
Zoe Diana Draelos
Dermatology Consulting Services, USA
Zoe Diana Draelos, MD, is a board certified dermatologist in private practice and a primary investigator for Dermatology Consulting Services, a company she founded in 1988 to provide education, develop formulation technology and conduct clinical studies in association with the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry. Her research interests include cosmetics, toiletries and biologically active skin medications. A national and international speaker, she has been the recipient of numerous research grants and served as principal investigator on more than 200 clinical trials. She is also a contributor to the medical literature, with more than 200 articles and 25 book chapters to her credit. She is the author of the Cosmetics in Dermatology, now in its third edition, and Hair Care, as well as serving as the editor for the textbook Cosmeceuticals, which has been translated into five languages. Complementing her writing endeavors, Draelos serves on eight editorial boards, including Cosmetics & Toiletries, Cosmetic Dermatology, The International Journal of Cosmetic Science, Dermatologic Surgery, Dermatology Times, Aesthetic Dermatology News, Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy, Drugs and Dermatology, Cutis and the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. She is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology.
Draelos is a fellow and past board member of the American Academy of Dermatology and also holds membership in the American Dermatological Association, the Society for Investigative Dermatology and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, among others. She is a past board member for the Society for Dermatologic Surgery. A former Rhodes Scholar, Draelos has been the recipient of many awards and honors in recognition of her professional and academic accomplishments. She was recently given a Lifetime Achievement Award for her research from Health Beauty America, a professional skin care and cosmetics industry organization.
Mindy Goldstein
Mindy Goldstein, PhD, received her doctorate in the area of UV and gamma radiation damage to DNA and DNA repair from New York University. She has been awarded patents in encapsulation and controlled release and has been involved in the cosmetic industry since 1987. She most recently served as the executive director of Research & Development, Patent Formula Review, for The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. in Melville, NY.
H. Karl Krummel
L'Oreal, USA
H. Karl Krummel received his BS in chemical engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University, and his MBA from Xavier University. He began his career with The Procter & Gamble Company developing household and personal care products. Over his 16 years with P&G, he worked on laundry detergents, bar soaps, shampoos, hair conditioners, permanent waves, and antiperspirants. In 1992, Krummel joined ISP. He served as senior director of hair care applications and technical services. In 1998, he moved to Guildford, UK to manage the seven global labs of ISP as well as to head the hair care R&D effort. In 2001, Krummel joined L'Oreal USA as assistant vice president of corporate research and innovative raw materials. In this role, he and his department seek out new raw materials capable of delivering next generation product performance for introduction to the L'Oreal laboratories worldwide.
Krummel holds a number of patents. He has served the Society of Cosmetic Chemists as chairman of the Connecticut Chapter and as a member of the Committee of Scientific Affairs. He is currently chairman of the board of directors of TRI Princeton. Additionally, he received the designation of New Product Development Professional from by the Product Development and Management Association. He has served the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association on the Scientific Advisory Council, the Nomenclature (INCI) Committee and the Color Additive Committee. He also was a speaker at the CTFA Annual Scientific Conference. He served as the first president of the Association of Formulation Chemists.
Eric Perrier
GIE LVMH Recherche Group, France
Since December 2005, Eric Perrier has served as the executive vice president of R&D for LVMH Recherche, Parfums et Cosmétiques, in St. Jean de Braye, France. Perrier manages global R&D for all LVMH brands, including: Parfums Christian Dior, Parfums Guerlain, Givenchy, Kenzo, Aqua di Parma, Fresh, Benefit, Fendi, Pucci, and Make Up for Ever. He is the president of GIE LVMH Recherche, the global R&D director and member of executive committees for Dior and Guerlain, and a member of COLIPA. Previously, he served as executive vice president of Engelhard in Lyon, France, in charge of scientific affairs and managing R&D teams in Lyon and in Long Island, NY. Perrier has authored or co-authored approximately 40 families of patents and peer-reviewed nearly 60 scientific articles in cosmetic science, among other things.
Luigi M. Rigano
Rigano Laboratories, Italy
Rigano has been operating in the cosmetic field since he graduated with a degree in industrial chemistry in 1970. For more than 15 years, he has carried out R&D activities, production and technical assistance in many national and international companies such as Unilever, Lepetit, Intercos, Woltz, Givaudan and Schering. Rigano has managed his own laboratory since 1986, and has acted as an independent consultant to the industry. He is the co-director of the Institute of Skin and Product Evaluation (ISPE), an ISO 9002-certified laboratory for the evaluation of tolerability, efficacy and sensorial characteristics of cosmetics and industrial products. In addition to being past president and an honorary member of the SICC, he has been the scientific secretary and the honorary secretary of International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists (IFSCC). Rigano is member of the register of chemists in the Lombardia region and consultant at the Milan Court. He is also author of more than 50 scientific articles of cosmetics, aesthetics and dermatology.
Günther Schneider
Beiersdorf AG, Germany
Günther Schneider, PhD, skin care specialist and R&D manager for Beiersdorf AG (Hamburg, Germany), earned his doctoral degree in organic chemistry from the University of Münster. Since 1986, he has worked in a variety of R&D departments within Beiersdorf, with a special focus on product development for face and body care, men’s grooming, baby care, lip care and facial cleansing. Schneider’s broad range of interests include consumer insight issues, competing technology evaluations, ethnic skin care, safety and efficacy testing procedures, and patent monitoring. Moreover, in 2000, he was involved in organizing the International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists (IFSCC) Congress in Berlin, and he chaired the DGK Fachgruppe Hautpflege (skin care), a working group of the German Society of Scientific and Applied Cosmetics, a member society of the IFSCC.
Ron Sharpe
Amway Corp., USA
Ron Sharpe, principal scientist with Amway Corp.’s health and beauty new technology group, has nearly 30 years of expertise in the personal care industry, including global product development in skin care, personal care and shaded cosmetics. His technical expertise includes product development with an emphasis on Asia; skin imaging and bio-instrumentation; the biology of skin aging; genomics and enology. Sharpe currently specializes in strategic technology planning, open innovation and sustainable new technology development.
Before joining Amway, Sharpe served product development roles with Pfizer Consumer Products and Tambrands Inc. He earned his master’s degree in cosmetic science from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey.
David Steinberg
Steinberg & Associates, USA
David C. Steinberg founded Steinberg & Associates, a consulting firm based in Plainsboro, N.J., USA, in 1995. He also was a co-founder of the graduate program in cosmetic sciences at the Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he lectured for 18 years on the chemistry of cosmetic ingredients. Steinberg has more than 35 years of experience in marketing, technical service and regulatory affairs in the personal care industry, and was president of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists in 1991. He is a frequent speaker worldwide on cosmetic regulations, cosmetic preservation, sunscreen chemistry and the chemistry of cosmetic ingredients, in addition to the author of a book titled, Preservatives for Cosmetics, Second Edition.
Paul Thau
PaCar Tech, USA
Paul Thau was employed at Cosmair (L’Oréal USA) R&D for over 22 years, during which time he served as assistant vice president of R&D, and then as senior research fellow. Thau currently is president of PaCar Tech, a consulting firm specializing in technology surveillance, university technology transfer, technology acquisition and innovations in cosmetics and dermatology. Thau’s cosmetic industry experience spans fifty years and includes R&D positions at Revlon, Bristol-Myers, Ciba Pharmaceutical and Warner-Lambert.
Thau has served the SCC in many capacities, including NY chapter chairman in 1971, national treasurer in 1975 and president of national SCC in 1988. During the early 1990s, he was a member of the IFSCC Praesidium and on the IFSCC scientific committee. Thau is a fellow of the SCC and holds 12 US patents. He was presented with the SCC Maison de Navarre Award in 2005.
Peter Tsolis
The Estée Lauder Companies, USA
For the past 14 years, Peter Tsolis has held various positions with several brands for the Estée Lauder Companies, where his work has led to a number of product launches. Throughout his career, he has had cross-functional responsibilities ranging from innovation to business development. Tsolis is an active member of the SCC, having served as past chair of the Long Island chapter, where currently he serves as national area director. He has given numerous presentations at industry and university conferences in the areas of skin care formulation, delivery systems and new technology. His research interests include innovative technology, optimizing activity in formulas and marketing in the personal care market.
Christopher D. Vaughan
S.P.F. Consulting Labs, USA
Christopher Vaughan is the president of SPF Consulting Labs Inc., an independent sunscreen research lab based in Pompano Beach, Fla., USA. Vaughan is an active member of the SCC and has held various role within the Florida chapter’s biennial SCC Sunscreen Symposium.
Russel Walters, PhD
Johnson & Johnson, USA
Walters earned doctorate in chemical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. During graduate school, he co-founded the nanotechnology start-up Ocular Technologies, which developed the a durable self-assembled monolayer (SAM) coating, In 2003, Walters joined Johnson & Johnson, and his work in polymer/surfactant interactions and surfactant effects on skin has led to the development of hydrophobically-modified polymers for improved mildness in cleansers and over 25 patents and patent applications.
In 2009, he and his colleagues received the Society of Cosmetic Chemists’s (SCC) Best Paper Award for their work on tissue-compatible mild cleansing systems. Additionally, J&J awarded Walters the Philip B. Hofmann Research Scientist Award for his work on novel mild cleansing systems. Collaborating with academic and industrial researchers, his current research interests include: particle stabilized emulsions; skin lipid monolayer organization; surfactant dynamics; and the history of cleansing. Walters has presented papers at a range of scientific conferences including the American Physical Society, the American Academy of Dermatology, and PA Nanotechnology and regularly gives lectures at the University of Pennsylvania.
Johann Wiechers
JW Solutions, The Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Johann W. Wiechers, PhD, studied pharmacy in The Netherlands and earned his doctorate in transdermal drug delivery in 1989. He spent many years at Unilever Research as its dermal delivery team leader. In 1995, he moved back to The Netherlands to join Uniqema as its skin R&D Director. In 2007, he started his own company, JW Solutions, a consultancy in cosmetic science, in particular in the creation of cosmetic formulations that deliver their actives and have excellent sensory properties. In 2007, he was also appointed visiting professor at the University of London at the School of Pharmacy.
Wiechers has published 300 papers, posters, presentations, columns and patents. In 2008 alone, he published two books with Allured Business Media, where he also serves as its technical advisor. He has been a member of the IFSCC Praesidium since 1998, where he is the immediate past president. Wiechers founded the Ecatarina Merica Cosmetic Education Program, a program that brings educational workshops to member societies where members cannot go to the IFSCC for financial reasons.