Mary Burns

Mary Burns is the current Chief Marketing Officer and owner of Rusk Brand at Beauty Quest Group. Mary has held this position for 2 years. Prior to that, they were the EVP of Brand & Product at John Masters Organics for 3 years and 3 months. Before that, they were the VP of Marketing at OPI Products, Inc. for 1 year and 9 months.

Before that, they were the VP of Marketing at Alterna Haircare for 5 years and 2 months. In that role, they led all aspects of marketing, PR and product development for global professional, prestige retail and direct to consumer channels. Mary managed a team of 7, including 3 direct reports. Mary reported directly to the CEO and sat on the Executive Leadership Team.

Before that, they were the Director/Brand Manager at Frederic Fekkai & Co. for 3 years and 10 months. In that role, they identified consumer, salon, beauty and lifestyle trends globally to generate product ideas and concepts which were innovative and new to the hair care industry; business doubled from 2006 to 2010 driven by new innovation and new distribution. Mary led a cross-functional team to drive product lifecycle from product concept to product launch. Mary also collaborated with Fekkai’s/P&G’s R&D in refining new ideas and concepts; collaborated with Sales in determining distribution partners and merchandising strategies; collaborated with Creative Services to determine packaging and creative execution. Mary also developed marketing plans for existing brands to drive retailer and consumer demand.

Before that, they were an Account Manager at Jack Morton Worldwide for 3 years and 4 months. Prior to that, they were the VP of Investor Relations at Equity International for 2 years and 8 months. Before that, they were the Regional Director of Sales at Institutional Investor for 3 years.

Mary Burns holds an MBA from Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business and a B.A. in French Literature from the College of the Holy Cross.

The team that Mary Burns works with includes the following people: Michael DiDonato, Mary Geary, Dan Denisoff, Kathleen Corcoran, David Faiman, Bryan Montgomery, Anne Marie Cerrato, and Mary Burns.