Cosmetica Italia Elects Renato Ancorotti as New President

MILAN — Cosmetica Italia, the Italian association of cosmetics companies, has named Renato Ancorotti its new president for a three-year term through 2021. Ancorotti succeeds Fabio Rossello, who was elected in 2011 and confirmed for a second term in 2014. During Rossello’s tenure, Cosmetica Italia assumed its current name, switching it from Unipro. “The trust the other entrepreneurs have put in me makes me proud to represent this industry and its companies for the next three years,” said Ancorotti, who appointed L’Oréal Italia’s François-Xavier Fenart, Bottega Verde’s Benedetto Lavino and Pink Frogs’ Matteo Locatelli as vice presidents. Born in Crema in 1956, the entrepreneur founded Ancorotti Cosmetics with his daughter Enrica in 2009. The company began specializing in high-tech mascara, soon expanding to other makeup and skin-care products developed for international cosmetic labels. As the organization’s new president, Ancorotti aims to affirm the importance of the cosmetic industry for the country’s overall economy and reputation; to defend the image and quality of the Italian beauty companies and promote the internalization of the whole sector. “Considering the political facts, there are several threats to face,” Ancorotti said, referencing the local political instability and global events as possible duties on Italian cosmetic goods exported to the U.S. “A

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