2016 Cosmoprof North America

Lou Marinaccio

North Castle Partners


Louis E. (“Lou”) Marinaccio is a Managing Director with over 20 years of experience investing in, advising, and operating Consumer companies, including 16 years at North Castle. Lou has led over a dozen food & beverage brand investments, including Naked Juice, Atkins Nutritionals, Bora-Bora Organic Foods, Saratoga Spring Water, Mountain Sun Organics, and FlatOut Flatbreads. He led the Naked Juice investment where he served as Chief Operating Officer and member of the senior management team responsible for accelerating sales and earnings growth, culminating in a sale to PepsiCo. He also leads North Castle’s beauty and personal care investments, and sits on the Boards of current portfolio companies Mineral Fusion and Palladio Beauty Group. Lou served as CEO of prior portfolio company Doctors Dermatological Formula, driving a company transformation that prompted an acquisition by Procter & Gamble. Prior to North Castle, Lou worked at McKinsey & Company advising consumer, life sciences, retail, and healthcare clients on strategy, business development, and operational improvement issues. He began his career in middle market corporate finance at ABN-AMRO. He received a B.B.A. with Distinction in Finance from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

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