Joico Appoints Melisa Gill As General Manager

Joico General Manager Sara Jones Retires, Appoints Melisa Gill

Joico just announced the retirement of Sara Jones, SVP and General Manager, and the appointment of Melisa Gill who will be replacing her as General Manager effective May 1, 2020.

Sara is retiring after 38 years of dedicated service to the professional beauty industry. She began her beauty career as a hairdresser in 1982, which opened the door to corporate roles in education, sales and marketing.

In addition to leading Joico to become a leading company in the industry with annual, profitable growth, Sara has been a champion for the advancement of the professional beauty industry through her involvement in numerous associations. Her leadership was recognized in 2011 when she was honored with one of the industry’s most prestigious awards, City of Hope’s “Spirit of Life” award.

“Our entire organization thanks Sara for her outstanding contributions and wishes her happiness and joy in her retirement,” said Stefan L. Mund, Regional Head of Henkel Beauty Care Hair Professional for North America. “Her contributions to the industry and her personal impact on those she’s touched is evidence that Sara loved her work and made it a priority.”

Melisa Gill, current Vice President, Global Marketing and New Product Development, at Joico, is an experienced executive who has worked at top-tier beauty organizations including L’Oréal and Piidea Canada. Soon after joining Piidea in 2004, Melisa progressed through the organization to roles of increasing responsibility, eventually becoming Marketing Director for Joico and Zotos, before relocating to the U.S. in 2016 to assume her current role.

Melisa has an MBA in marketing from the Schulich School of Business at York University, Toronto, Canada and is fluent in French and English. Melisa will report to Stefan Mund, Regional Head of Henkel Beauty Care, North America.

“We are excited to announce the appointment of Melisa to this new role,” said Stefan. “Melisa is a highly skilled professional, with a proven ability to deliver results and drive sustainable growth. Her proven experience, creativity and expertise well-position her to cultivate further momentum and success of our Joico brand portfolio.”