Sue Nabi

About Sue Nabi

Sue Nabi is a French-Algerian business executive widely recognized for her expertise in brand strategy, product innovation, and corporate transformation within the global beauty industry. She has served as Chief Executive Officer of Coty Inc. since September 1, 2020. Coty is a New York-listed global beauty company focused on fragrances, color cosmetics, and skin care. In her role, Nabi oversees the company’s strategic direction, operational priorities, and capital allocation, with a focus on improving profitable growth, strengthening execution, and making the organization more agile. Under her leadership, Coty has advanced a transformation agenda centered on simplification, financial discipline, and a sharper focus on its most valuable brand franchises. Before joining Coty, Nabi built the core of her career at L’Oréal, where she joined in 1993. She held a series of senior positions and ultimately became the youngest-ever General Manager of L’Oréal Paris. She later served as Worldwide President of L’Oréal Paris and Lancôme. At Lancôme, she helped drive strong growth and deepen the brand’s luxury positioning through a combination of innovation, consumer-centric storytelling, and high-profile international brand building. She also co-founded Orveda, a premium skincare brand positioned around clean, vegan, and genderless formulations, which reflected her ability to identify and develop differentiated concepts for the prestige segment. Her career is marked by a rare combination of strategic discipline, creative vision, and brand-building capability. Trained at ESSEC and with an engineering background, she is often described as blending analytical thinking with a strong understanding of consumer behavior and marketing. Her notable achievements include revitalizing global beauty brands, modernizing communications in the sector, and leading complex organizational change. At Coty, Nabi has established herself as a leading executive in listed consumer goods, known for balancing financial performance, innovation, and long-term brand equity creation on a global scale.