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Kathryn Hopkins

Senior Editor, Beauty

Kathryn Hopkins is Senior Beauty Editor at WWD and Beauty Inc, covering earnings, deals and trends in the sector. She joined WWD in 2017 and has held a number of positions including Media Editor and Finance Editor. Previously, she was Economics and Real Estate Correspondent at The Times of London and before that a senior press officer at the U.K. Finance Ministry. She began her career as an economics reporter at The Guardian in London. Originally from Wales, Hopkins holds a bachelors in French, Russian and European studies from the University of Bath and a masters in journalism from Goldsmiths, University of London.

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Artemis Patrick on Her Journey to Become Sephora North America’s First Female CEO

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Briogeo’s Nancy Twine Launches $1 Million Grant for Female Founders

In the grant's inaugural year, Twine will partner with Sephora and the Fifteen Percent Pledge.

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"We are seeing macroeconomic pressures continue," said CEO Gina Rosen.

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