Scientific 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.
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.
Angela R. Eppler
Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, USA
Angela R. Eppler, PhD, currently serves as senior R&D scientist at Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, where she specializes in the formulation and product design of topical personal care applications for the ChapStick, Anbesol and Preparation H brands. Eppler earned her doctorate degree in pharmaceutical sciences with a specialty in cosmetic science from the University of Cincinnati.
Before joining Pfizer, Eppler was employed as a biologist at the US Food & Drug Administration in the cosmetic toxicology branch, where her research activities included skin absorption, metabolism of inflammatory mediators and the development of alternative in vitro skin irritation methods. Eppler has served on the National Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) Board of Directors since 2008 as area IV director and is past-chair of the Mid-Atlantic chapter. She has been named the recipient of both the SCC Young Scientist Award and the SCC Chapter Merit Award. Eppler has authored multiple publications and presentations including a speaking invitation at the Gordon Research Conference on the barrier function of mammalian skin. Her research interests and areas of expertise include skin penetration and irritation assessment, novel delivery mechanisms and skin care formulation.
S. Peter Foltis
L'Oréal USA, USA
S. Peter Foltis, director of scientific affairs for skin care at L’Oréal USA, has worked with L’Oréal for 22 years and served in various R&D roles, including as director of SkinCeuticals and Ralph Lauren Fragrances, and as a senior chemist, group leader and eventually manager of the Skin Treatment division. Prior to L’Oréal, Foltis worked as a chemist at the Lever Brothers Company.
Foltis earned his master’s degree in medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy from Purdue University. His undergraduate degree is in pharmacy from Rutgers University. In addition, Foltis has authored and co-authored several books, book chapters and articles on topics ranging from shaving preparations and antioxidants to UV protection and self-tanners. Foltis is a registered pharmacist in the state of New Jersey as well as a member of the New York Academy of Sciences and Society of Cosmetic Chemists. He currently holds pending patents covering drug delivery, dosage form stabilization, photoprotection strategies, eczema treatment and other novel skin treatment formulations.
Mindy Goldstein
Atlantic Coast Media Group, USA
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 recently was named vice president of R&D for Atlantic Coast Media Group. Prior to that, she served as the executive director of R&D and patent formula review for The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Shuzo Ishidate, PhD
Shuzo Ishidate, PhD has been part of the personal care industry for nearly 25 years. After obtaining his doctorate at Tokyo University in the department of biophysics and biochemistry in 1987, Ishidate went on to become a scientist at the Shiseido Research Center. In 1991, the company named him the associate director of the Shiseido America Technocenter. IN 1993, Ishidate became an administrator and the Shiseido liaison for the MGH/Harvard Cutaneous Biology Research Center. In addition, he became a visiting lecturer in the department of dermatology at Harvard Medical School. In 1995, he was named the manager of the R&D planning department for Shiseido Co., Ltd, a position he held for over 10 years before being promoted to president of the Shiseido China Research Center Co., Ltd. in 2006.
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.
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.
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.