# Richard Manso

> Richard Manso is Haleon's U.S. Chief Marketing Officer, an executive whose career has moved from technology consulting and digital production into ecommerce, brand leadership, retail marketing, and data-enabled growth. Before joining Haleon in April 2026, he led global ads marketing work at Google and held senior digital and marketing roles at L'Oréal, including leadership across its Dermatological Beauty division.

- **Role:** Chief Marketing Officer, US at Haleon
- **Organizations:** Haleon, Google, L'Oréal, Lancôme, Razorfish, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Accenture
- **Education:** Executive education credential focused on business excellence, MIT Sloan School of Management, Executive education credential focused on international leadership, INSEAD
- **Known for:** Appointed Haleon's U.S. Chief Marketing Officer and a member of its U.S. Leadership Team in April 2026., Led large-scale B2B marketing programs and supported adoption of data- and AI-enabled marketing solutions at Google., Held senior ecommerce, digital, and marketing leadership roles across L'Oréal's Dermatological Beauty portfolio.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Worked in technology consulting, business analysis, and digital project roles at Accenture, SAIC, and Razorfish.
- **2012** — As Lancôme's Director of Interactive Marketing Services, used Jira to coordinate distributed web, ecommerce, and creative production.
- **2012-2014** — Lancôme earned three consecutive Genius designations in L2's Digital IQ Index for beauty during his digital leadership tenure.
- **2015** — Named one of The Network Journal's 40 Under Forty Achievers.
- **2017-2022** — Held senior L'Oréal roles culminating in Chief Digital & Marketing Officer for the Dermatological Beauty division.
- **2020** — Appeared in L'Oréal's Beauty Tech & Beyond series as Senior Vice President, E-Commerce.
- **2021** — Recognized as L'Oréal USA Working Dad of the Year by Seramount after nomination by company leadership.
- **2022** — CeraVe finished second for digital excellence in Gartner's Beauty & Personal Care Digital IQ ranking; Manso lists the recognition among his honors.
- **2022-2026** — Served in senior global ads marketing roles at Google, including Senior Director of Retail & Merchant Marketing and Senior Director of Global Ads Marketing.
- **2023** — Published 'The future of retail: Global trends shaping the next 5 years' through Think with Google.
- **2026** — Joined Haleon as U.S. Chief Marketing Officer, effective April 27, and became a member of the U.S. Leadership Team.

## Achievements

- Appointed Haleon's U.S. Chief Marketing Officer and a member of its U.S. Leadership Team in April 2026.
- Led large-scale B2B marketing programs and supported adoption of data- and AI-enabled marketing solutions at Google.
- Held senior ecommerce, digital, and marketing leadership roles across L'Oréal's Dermatological Beauty portfolio.
- Named a 2015 Network Journal 40 Under Forty Achiever.
- Recognized as L'Oréal USA Working Dad of the Year in 2021.
- Lists digital-excellence recognition connected to Lancôme in 2012, 2013, and 2014 and CeraVe in 2022 among his professional honors.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Began serving as Haleon's U.S. Chief Marketing Officer, reporting to Nathalie Gerschtein and joining the U.S. Leadership Team.
- **2026-04** — Was profiled in trade and business coverage following the announcement of his move from Google to Haleon.

## Links

- Website: https://www.haleon.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-c-manso

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Last updated: 2026-08-14