Kao Salon Division announced several changes within the U.S. and Americas Region leadership teams. These changes include the following promotions...

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Kao Salon Division announced today that Trevor Attenborough, General Manager (GM), Kao Salon North America and Mark Giannandrea, General Manager (GM), Kao Salon UK, will fill the newly created leadership roles of Vice President, Salon Commercial, Americas and Vice President, Salon Commercial, EMEA, respectively.

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Kao Corporation announced that Trevor Attenborough, President & General Manager of Kao USA, Salon Division has accepted the role of General Manager, Kao Salon Division North America. In his new role, Attenborough will assume leadership responsibility for the Kao Salon Canadian business in addition to his US responsibilities.