Caroline Zia

Caroline Zia has extensive experience in the research and development field, particularly in skincare and personal care products. Caroline started their career as an R&D engineer at Beiersdorf, where they worked on formula development for skincare products. Caroline then progressed to the role of senior research and development engineer, overseeing formula development for personal care products. In 2020, they became the technology manager for research and development at Beiersdorf.

In 2022, Caroline joined La Prairie Switzerland as a senior manager for lifecycle management in luxury skincare development. Their responsibilities included leading and steering projects for the product lifecycle process, ensuring effective stakeholder management, defining timelines and priorities, implementing changes and improvements in the lifecycle internal process, and providing progress updates to upper management. Caroline also led the formula development team for lifecycle, reformulation, and industrialization phases, focusing on sustainability activities and co-creating product launches.

Caroline's current role is as the head of the R&D Business Unit Care at FRIKE GROUP - A SMART SOLUTION, a position they began in 2023.

Caroline Zia pursued their education at Hamburg University of Technology from 2006 to 2013, where they obtained a degree in Biotechnology/Process engineering. Caroline graduated with the title of Diplom-Ingenieurin (Dipl.Ing.).