Jeremy Schwartz

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Jeremy Schwartz
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Jeremy Schwartz

1963 (age 61–62)
Crouch End, London, England
NationalityBritish
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Business executive, author, speaker
Years active1988–present
Board member of Against Malaria Foundation (trustee, 2005–present)
Children3
Website jeremy-schwartz.com

Jeremy Schwartz (born 1963) is a British business executive, author, and speaker who served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the cosmetics retailer The Body Shop from 2013 to 2017. [1] Later, he served as an interim CEO of the Danish jewelry company Pandora.

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Schwartz is also a public speaker on the topics of sustainable business practices and future leadership. He has also held senior leadership positions at consumer goods companies such as L'Oréal, The Coca-Cola Company, and Sainsbury's.

Early life and education

Schwartz was born in 1963 and was raised in Crouch End, North London. [2] He attended the University of Sheffield, where he earned an undergraduate degree in metallurgy and materials science. [2] He later pursued postgraduate studies in advanced production management at the University of Cambridge. [2]

Schwartz initially considered a career in the mining industry but later opted to pursue a career in business. [2]

Career

Schwartz began his career as a management consultant at the Boston Consulting Group before transitioning to a management role at the French cosmetics company L'Oréal. [2] He progressed within L’Oréal’s UK division, becoming its UK marketing director in the late 1990s. [2] [3]

In the early 2000s, Schwartz took the role at The Coca-Cola Company as the marketing and innovation director for Europe after roles in North West and Central Europe. [2] In this role, he has been credited with proposing the concept of marketing toward young male consumers a specific product that led to Coca-Cola Zero. [2] He subsequently joined the British grocery retailer Sainsbury's as brand director. [3] Schwartz oversaw the introduction of advertising campaigns such as Action Kids and "Try Something New Today," featuring chef Jamie Oliver. [2]

In 2005, Schwartz left Sainsbury's to lead a food venture, Glorious Foods, with chef Marco Pierre White. [2] In 2009, he was appointed chief marketing officer and commercial director at the media conglomerate News International. [4] [5]

In 2010, Schwartz rejoined L'Oréal as a general manager. [3] In 2013, L’Oréal appointed him Chairman and CEO of its subsidiary, The Body Shop. [6] As CEO, Schwartz was tasked with revitalizing the brand. In 2016, his leadership team launched a sustainability strategy titled “Enrich Not Exploit,” which set public targets for renewable energy use, fair trade sourcing, and habitat protection. [1] During this period, The Body Shop returned to growth and renewed its campaigns against Animal testing. [6] [7]

In 2018, Schwartz was appointed chief operating officer (COO) at Pandora A/S, based in Copenhagen. Following the resignation of Pandora's CEO, Schwartz and CFO Anders Boyer were tasked as joint CEOs leading the company on an interim basis. [8]

Since 2019, Schwartz has held non-executive and advisory roles. In 2021, he was appointed non-executive chairman of Kantar’s Sustainable Transformation Practice, a consultancy that assists businesses with environmental and social sustainability initiatives. He also serves as an adviser to McKinsey & Company's business transformation practice. [9]

Personal life

Schwartz is married with three sons and resides in Surrey, England. [2] He participates in expeditions each year including cycling across Tibet and climbing high altitude mountains. [6] He is a founding trustee and board member of the Against Malaria Foundation, a charity that provides insecticide-treated nets to prevent malaria in developing nations, a position he has held since 2005. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 Armstrong, Ashley (14 February 2016). "'I'm halfway to a hippy warrior': Body Shop's problem-solver". Daily Telegraph.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Blackhurst, Chris (December 11, 2015). "Jeremy Schwartz: The Body Shop boss taking on Anita Roddick's legacy". The Standard.
  3. 1 2 3 Parsons, Russell (September 9, 2010). "Former News International CMO Jeremy Schwartz joins L'Oreal".
  4. ↑ "News Int parts company with Jeremy Schwartz". September 11, 2009.
  5. ↑ "The Marketing Profile: Jeremy Schwartz of News International".
  6. 1 2 3 Butler, Sarah (February 13, 2016). "Body Shop boss goes back to the rainforest" – via The Guardian.
  7. ↑ "Jeremy Schwartz profile". April 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ Gronholt-Pedersen, Jacob (18 September 2018). "Shares in jeweler Pandora jump on takeover report". Reuters.
  9. ↑ "Jeremy Schwartz joins Kantar as Practice Chairman for Sustainable Transformation".
  10. ↑ "Jeremy Schwartz".
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