Anne Young is currently the technical business development manager at Croda Beauty. She is responsible for identifying and driving strategic growth opportunities for Beauty Actives, leading customer engagement across North America, and translating technical insights into impactful commercial strategies.

Young has a wide range of experience in the beauty and personal care industry, with expertise in product development, technical sales, and global business development. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from New York University, where she focused on peptide research. Young has held strategic roles at BioCogent, BASF, Expanscience Laboratoires, L’Oréal and J&J driving innovation and commercial growth across diverse markets.

Happi recently caught up with Young to learn more about Croda Beauty’s SphingoCare and Dermaxyl technologies.