Kim van Haaster

Kim van Haaster has a diverse work experience in the beauty industry, starting with their current role as the CEO and Founder of Bloomeffects, where they focus on creating clean and sustainable beauty products. Prior to that, they founded First Impact Beauty to support the expansion of beauty brands not yet sold in North America. Kim also served as the Head of Marketing & Sales at PZ Cussons Beauty and Global Senior Director of Marketing at TPR Holdings LLC. Kim has worked as an Account Director on a contract basis at Acorn Brand Design. Additionally, they have held roles as a Senior Brand Manager at Probiotec Limited and Brand Manager at Mentholatum Australiasia. Their early work experience includes being a Marketing Manager at The GPT Group and Retail Co-ordinator at Colonial First State Global Asset Management.

Kim van Haaster attended Monash University from 2001 to 2004, where they pursued a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business degree with a focus on Marketing.