Diane Hammond

President

About

An accomplished Package Development and Sales Professional with extensive experience in project management in the beauty industry. She has been representing Presto Packaging Solutions for the past ten years. Particular expertise in concept development, timeline management, custom tooling, cost development and vendor sourcing. Proven ability to develop and launch cost effective packages that meet high quality design standards and increase brand awareness and sales. Possesses excellent communication, analytical problem resolution and team management skills. Specialties: Package Development, Sales, Quality, General Management, Factory Liaison, Business Development

Country

United States

City

Irvington

Industry

Cosmetics

Skill

Personal Care, Cosmetics, Fragrances, Skin Care, Beauty, Packaging, Concept Development, Team Building, Manufacturing, Business Development, Innovation, Problem Solving, Quality Assurance, Recruiting, Beauty Industry, Inventory Management, Supply Chain, Fragrance, New Business Development, Sourcing

Experience

President

Packaging Beauty Corp

2015-3 - Present · 11 yrs 7 mos

Package Development Consulting Company, Specialities include Packaing, Quality Control, Value Analysis, Timeline Management, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Innovation and Sales

Executive Vice President

Amber International

2014 - 2014-11

New Jersey

Senior Vice President of Package Development and Sales

WORMSER GROUP

2011-6 - 2014-5 · 3 yrs

Englewood, NJ

Global branding, packaging and supply-chain solutions provider to the cosmetic, fragrance and toiletry industries. Manage the sales, package development and customer service teams which handles forty customers from the mom & pops to the makeup artist to HSN to the Fortune 500 companies. Drive development and global expansion through a combination of revenue growth, opening new markets and the development of innovative packages.

Vice President of Package Development and Sales

WORMSER GROUP

2003-9 - 2011-7 · 7 yrs 11 mos

Englewood, NJ

Responsible for business development efforts and customer relationships. Personally handle the second largest company account, quadrupling sales in a six year period. Hire staff, outside consultants and develop contracts for third party filling. Other key responsibilities include opening new accounts, cost reduction initiatives, supplier consolidation and new product and packaging innovations.

Executive Director

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

2000-1 - 2003 · 3 yrs

New York, NY

Provided leadership to the Estee Lauder cosmetic, treatment, travel retail and holiday segments. Complex decision making and problem solving that improved the product profitability and impacted customer satisfaction. Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and mentor team in order to achieve success on both personal and business levels. Provided packaging expertise for the group which included glass and plastic, injection and compression molding, tubes, thermoforming and flexible packaging.

Director of Package Development

Gryphon Development/The Limited Inc.

1995-1 - 2000-1 · 5 yrs 1 mo

New York, NY

Supervision of development and engineering staff. Insure that packages developed meet cost, aesthetic, quality and manufacturing criteria. Personally developed over 125 packages per year. Developed prodcuts for Victoria's Secrets, Bath & Body Works, Limited Too, Sears and QVC.

Senior Manager

Avon Products Inc

1983 - 1995 · 12 yrs

Senior Engineer/Project Leader for Color Cosmetics, 5/1992 - 5/1995 Project Leader for Fine Fragrance, 4/1998 - 5/1992 Package Adminstrator for mass fragrance, hair care and skin care, 4/1986 - 4/1988 Package Quality Engineer - instituted statistical procedures for third party suppliers, 12/1984 - 4/1986 Chemist - supervised seven lab technicians, 6/1983 - 9/1983