Biology Graduate Named Chief Scientific Officer for Mary Kay, Inc … – Georgetown College News

Lucy Gildea

Dr. Lucy (Wiley) Gildea, Class of 1994, has been appointed Chief Scientific Officer for Mary Kay, Inc., the beauty brand and direct seller around the world. She will work at the companys global headquarters in Addison, Texas.

According to a company press release announcing her appointment, Dr. Gildea will lead the Global Research and Development function, developing innovative products and increasing the number of patents to secure Mary Kays status as one of the top innovators in the direct selling and cosmetics industries. It will be her responsibility to develop and execute Mary Kays Global Product Strategy and Innovation Pipeline,according to the release.

Rick Kopp, Professor of Biology at Georgetown College since 1991, remembers Dr. Gildea, then Lucy Wiley, as an undergraduate. It was early in my career, so I remember some of those first students very well, said Kopp. She was an excellent student who was very enthusiastic and involved. It doesnt surprise me that she has been so successful. He also said that he even remembers her joining the Biology Club on a highway cleanup along Route 25.

Prior to joining Mary Kay, Dr. Gildea spent 15 years at Procter and Gamble, working in health care, oral care, beauty technology and beauty/skin product development. During her tenure, Dr. Gildea lived in Singapore, advancing her experience with Asian markets.

She earned her Bachelors degree in biology from Georgetown College and a Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases from the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Gildea will be joined in Dallas by her husband, Jerry, also a GC alumnus (1995), and their four children.

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Full Mary Kay, Inc. release http://newsroom.marykay.com/en/releases/mary-kay-inc-names-dr-lucy-gildea-chief-scientific-officer

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