Tim Franks

Wella Company is an innovative global beauty leader with a portfolio of iconic hair, nails, and beauty tech brands for industry professionals and consumers, including Wella Professionals, OPI, ghd, Briogeo, Nioxin, Sebastian Professional, and Clairol.   Our compelling vision to enable individuals to look, feel, and be their true selves is built on our 140+ year history of creating legendary beauty. Our fusion of science, technology, and artistry produces performance-led products, often further distinguished by patented technology.   Professional hair and nail industry artists and beauty-loving consumers are at the heart of everything we do. In just four years, we have transformed our business and brand portfolio. We are the #1 Salon Color Brand in the World with Wella Professionals* and #1 Salon Nail Brand in the world with OPI**.  Working as a connected, diverse global community of 6,000+ employees, we lead for action and drive results with an Owner’s Mindset, guided by company Values, our entrepreneurial spirit, and One Team accountability. We have a shared desire to positively impact the communities we serve.   Our ambition is to become one of the best beauty companies in the industry, one that will last for generations to come. We dream big because we know our potential is unstoppable. *Based on Wella Master Brand USD sales on the 2023 Salon Hair Care Study for the hair coloring products category published by Kline. **Based on Kline Professional Nail Care: Global Market Brief 2022.

THG (www.thg.com) is a vertically integrated, digital-first consumer brands group, retailing its own brands predominantly in beauty and nutrition, plus third-party brands, via its proprietary, end-to-end, e-commerce technology, infrastructure and brand-building platform (THG Ingenuity) to an online and global customer base.

We’re Concentrix. A global technology and services leader that powers the world’s best brands, today and into the future. We’re human-centered, tech-powered, intelligence-fueled. Every day we design, build, and run fully integrated, end-to-end solutions at speed and scale across the entire enterprise.

The Global Good Fund accelerates the development of high potential young leaders tackling the world’s greatest social issues. We achieve this by investing both human and financial capital in promising young leaders through our fellowship program. Fellows are paired with seasoned executives who serve as coaches, which is central to our leadership philosophy. The energy of the young leader, guided by the expertise of an experienced executive, becomes a powerful force for good in the world. We additionally provide leadership assessment resources, a network of peer leaders, content expertise, and targeted funding to our fellows.

MS+PARTNERS is a thematic private equity firm investing in growth-stage businesses with measurable, outsized impact potential. MS+PARTNERS was created in response to a desire to change the way capital was being allocated. It is clear to us that the sole pursuit of profit, is in itself a sub-optimal outcome for society. There is an inexorable and rising swell water of preferences amongst consumers, employees, and shareholders in favour of mission-driven enterprise. We have been deeply inspired by creative entrepreneurs seeking to connect private profit with social outcomes. Our mission is to back those exceptional entrepreneurs building solutions to address the world’s largest social and environmental challenges. We hope to be a catalyst that can aid in this change. We are in this for the long haul. We are committed to building the leading impact ecosystem in Europe, investing with our capital and network to scale solutions and build the businesses of the future.

Wella Company is an innovative global beauty leader with a portfolio of iconic hair, nails, and beauty tech brands for industry professionals and consumers, including Wella Professionals, OPI, ghd, Briogeo, Nioxin, Sebastian Professional, and Clairol.   Our compelling vision to enable individuals to look, feel, and be their true selves is built on our 140+ year history of creating legendary beauty. Our fusion of science, technology, and artistry produces performance-led products, often further distinguished by patented technology.   Professional hair and nail industry artists and beauty-loving consumers are at the heart of everything we do. In just four years, we have transformed our business and brand portfolio. We are the #1 Salon Color Brand in the World with Wella Professionals* and #1 Salon Nail Brand in the world with OPI**.  Working as a connected, diverse global community of 6,000+ employees, we lead for action and drive results with an Owner’s Mindset, guided by company Values, our entrepreneurial spirit, and One Team accountability. We have a shared desire to positively impact the communities we serve.   Our ambition is to become one of the best beauty companies in the industry, one that will last for generations to come. We dream big because we know our potential is unstoppable. *Based on Wella Master Brand USD sales on the 2023 Salon Hair Care Study for the hair coloring products category published by Kline. **Based on Kline Professional Nail Care: Global Market Brief 2022.

The Citation Group offer unrivalled compliance and quality services to over 100,000 businesses across the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. Blending personalised service with smart software solutions, taking care of the non-negotiables of running a business, so clients can focus on their growth. Established in 1995, the Group has developed a diverse service offering, including HR and Employment Law, Health and Safety, ISO Certification and SSIP Accreditation, Background Screening, Cybersecurity, and Training. The Citation Group’s mission is to build better businesses to create a better world. To find out more, visit www.thecitationgroup.com.

Viridor is one of the UK’s leading resource and waste management companies. Our ambition is to build a world where nothing goes to waste. In May 2021, we committed to becoming the UK’s first climate positive waste management company by 2045 – removing more emissions from the atmosphere than we create.

THG (www.thg.com) is a vertically integrated, digital-first consumer brands group, retailing its own brands predominantly in beauty and nutrition, plus third-party brands, via its proprietary, end-to-end, e-commerce technology, infrastructure and brand-building platform (THG Ingenuity) to an online and global customer base.