Certified Group and Food Safety Net Services (FSNS), a Certified Group Company, recently announced the appointment of John R. Nelson as Chief Operating Officer where he will lead and support Certified Group’s management of its various business holdings that address the food, food safety, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, cannabis, nicotine and vaping industries.
In addition, the Melville company announced that Todd Shea has joined Certified Group as President, Cosmetics and Personal Care Division. Shea brings decades of executive leadership experience in sales, marketing, corporate strategy and product innovation in the cosmetics and personal care industry that have led to more than 500 product formulations and numerous prestigious product innovation awards.
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Both executives bring extensive experience to their new positions.
Nelson’s track record in driving organizational growth comes from more than 20 years of being in the TIC industry and holding technical, quality, and leadership roles. Most recently he served as Executive Vice President, Transportation & Industrials at Element Materials Technology, where he orchestrated a transformation of the T&I sector and built a $240M business servicing more than 12,000 customers in seven countries.
He had previously worked with Inspectorate, acquired by Bureau Veritas in 2010, as Senior Vice President, Laboratory Services Americas where he transformed a business that was severely constrained by its longstanding single-market focus into a comprehensive laboratory services provider, unlocking diversification opportunities that generated substantial higher-margin organic revenue growth. Nelson holds a B.S. in Biology and Chemistry and an MBA from Texas Tech University, while also recently completing the Advanced Management Program at INSEAD.
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Prior to joining Certified Group, Shea held the role of Senior Vice President of Innovation and Client Strategy at Cosmetic Group USA, where he was successful at managing the corporate direction for product development to ensure the best customer experience.
Previously, he led innovation and marketing at Aware Products and was instrumental in the successful transition of Aware Products, CEI, and VeePak to Voyant Beauty. During his time at Aware/Voyant, Shea developed and oversaw nearly 1,000 formulas and innovations and had a pivotal role in directing a complete solution approach in contract manufacturing.
Sgea holds a Master of Science, Pharmacology Cosmetic Sciences from the University of Cincinnati and earned a Master of Business Administration from UCLA and a B.S. in Journalism/Advertising from University of Kansas.
—Submitted by Certified Group
