# Marc Gallagher

> Marc Gallagher is a beauty and luxury executive with 25+ years turning storied brands into digital-first businesses. A would-be architect who detoured through the dot-com boom, he spent nearly a decade inside LVMH building the digital engines of Benefit Cosmetics, Marc Jacobs and Fresh, then doubled Elemis revenue during the pandemic as Chief Brand and Digital Officer, and became the first-ever CMO of British skincare challenger Facetheory. He is associated with Michelle Pfeiffer's clean fragrance house Henry Rose in Los Angeles. His operating creed, inherited from a mentor: if it does not make you nervous, it is not worth doing.

- **Role:** President and CEO at Henry Rose
- **Organizations:** Henry Rose, Facetheory, Elemis, LVMH, Benefit Cosmetics, Marc Jacobs, Fresh, John Varvatos
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** University of California, Berkeley, Architecture, Architecture studies (early training)
- **Known for:** Doubled Elemis revenue in two years through a successful digital pivot during the pandemic, Built and relaunched the digital ecosystem of Benefit Cosmetics in the early influencer era, Led digital strategy across three LVMH houses - Benefit, Marc Jacobs and Fresh - over nearly a decade

## Career timeline

- **late 1990s** — Pivoted from architecture into high-tech during the dot-com boom; spent a decade in software product management and design agencies
- **2009** — Joined Benefit Cosmetics; relaunched the brand's digital ecosystem, website and e-commerce in the early influencer era
- **2009-2019** — Spent nearly a decade within LVMH leading digital strategy across Benefit Cosmetics, Marc Jacobs and Fresh
- **2019** — Became Chief Brand and Digital Officer at Elemis
- **2019-2021** — Doubled Elemis revenue in two years via a digital pivot during the pandemic
- **2023** — Appointed Facetheory's first-ever Chief Marketing Officer, leading global marketing, D2C sales and new product development; based in London
- **current** — Associated with Henry Rose, Michelle Pfeiffer's clean fine-fragrance brand in Los Angeles (per Apollo record)

## Achievements

- Doubled Elemis revenue in two years through a successful digital pivot during the pandemic
- Built and relaunched the digital ecosystem of Benefit Cosmetics in the early influencer era
- Led digital strategy across three LVMH houses - Benefit, Marc Jacobs and Fresh - over nearly a decade
- Named Facetheory's first-ever Chief Marketing Officer, spearheading its Asian expansion

## Latest updates

- **2023-05** — Appointed Facetheory's first-ever Chief Marketing Officer
- **2023-09** — Outlined Facetheory's unconventional distribution and brand-expansion strategy in industry interviews

## Links

- Website: https://henryrose.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-gallagher

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Last updated: 2026-06-11