Dr. Samantha Samaras

Sam is responsible for delivering innovations in the €25Bn Beauty and Personal Care business across the Skin Care & Cleansing, Prestige, Deodorants, Hair and Oral Care categories, including iconic brands like Dove, Vaseline, Tresemme, Shea Moisture, Kate Somerville, and Paula’s Choice. In her role, Sam and her team of scientists are at the forefront of what is coming next for the beauty and personal care industry: from discovering how our microbiome can influence everything from acne to dandruff to dry skin, to developing cutting-edge technologies in that will genuinely transform how we approach holistic beauty and wellbeing in the future. Prior to Unilever, Sam has over 20 years’ experience across Pharmaceuticals and consumer healthcare. She has a PhD in infectious disease discovery, with a focus on malaria.