Shea To Lead Certified Group’s Expansion of Personal Care Business
Melville, N.Y. and San Antonio, TX—January 3, 2022 – Certified Group and Food Safety Net Services (FSNS), a Certified Group Company, today announced that Todd Shea has joined Certified Group as President, Cosmetics and Personal Care Division. Todd brings decades of executive leadership experience in sales, marketing, corporate strategy, and product innovation in the cosmetics and personal care industry that have led to over 500 product formulations and numerous prestigious product innovation awards.
Prior to joining Certified Group, Todd held the role of Senior Vice President of Innovation and Client Strategy at Cosmetic Group USA, where he was successful at managing the corporate direction for product development to ensure the best customer experience.
Previously, Todd led innovation and marketing at Aware Products and was instrumental in the successful transition of Aware Products, CEI, and VeePak to Voyant Beauty. During his time at Aware/Voyant, Todd developed and oversaw nearly 1,000 formulas and innovations and had a pivotal role in directing a complete solution approach in contract manufacturing.
“We are very excited about Todd leading our team of scientists to accelerate innovative ideas and market growth,” said John Bellinger, CEO of Certified Group and FSNS. “His contributions will be valuable as we scale and grow our personal care business.”
Todd holds a Master of Science, Pharmacology Cosmetic Sciences from the University of Cincinnati, and earned a Master of Business Administration from UCLA and a B.S. in Journalism/Advertising from University of Kansas.
About Certified Group
Certified Group is a leading North American provider of testing and regulatory consulting services with laboratories located in New York, California, Illinois, Texas, Ontario, and Alberta. The Certified Group of companies includes Certified Laboratories, EAS Consulting, FSNS, Labstat, LabSmart, ABC Testing, Microconsult Inc, and MicroQuality Laboratories. The Certified Group provides total testing and regulatory guidance solutions in the Food, Food Safety, Supplement & Botanical, Cosmetic, Personal Care, Cannabis, Nicotine, and Vaping industries.
About FSNS
Food Safety Net Services (FSNS), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a national network of ISO 17025 accredited testing laboratories open 24/7, 365 days a year. FSNS provides expert technical resources that assist companies with implementing food safety and quality programs that deliver critical information needed to continually improve process controls. Additional services include GFSI, SQF and PAACO approved auditing and certification capabilities. For more information, visit www.FSNS.com.
