Revlon

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Revlon Incorporated
Image:Revlon logo.gif
Type	Public (NYSE: REV)
Founded	1932
Headquarters	New York City, New York
Key people	David L. Kennedy, President and CEO
Industry	Cosmetics, skin care, fragrance, personal care
Revenue	Image:Red Arrow Down.svg$84 million USD (2005)
Employees	6,800
Website	US Site

Revlon (NYSE: REV) is an American cosmetics company. Revlon was founded in the midst of the Great Depression, 1932, by Charles Revson and his brother Joseph, along with a chemist, Charles Lachman, who contributed the "L" in the REVLON name.

Starting with a single product — a new type of nail enamel — the three founders pooled their resources and developed a unique manufacturing process. Using pigments instead of dyes, Revlon developed a variety of new shades of opaque nail enamel.

In six years the company became a multimillion dollar organization. Revlon is now an internationally known cosmetics company.

Contents 1 Ownership 2 Corporate governance 3 References 4 External links

Ownership

• Ronald Perelman: 60% (77% of votes)
• FMR Corp.: 20%

Corporate governance

Current members of the board of directors of Revlon are: Alan Bernikow, Paul Bohan, Don Drapkin, Meyer Feldberg, Howard Gittis, Edward Landau, Ronald Perelman, Linda Robinson, David L Kennedy (CEO), and Ken Wolfe.

References

• Stewart, James B. Den of Thieves. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. ISBN 0-671-63802-5.

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