Bio

Bob Phillips is an SJ Partners consumer products operating partner and currently serves on the board of directors of SJ Partners portfolio company European Soaps LLC where he is also an investor. Bob is a Managing Director of The Clarecastle Group, a marketing company which specializes in consumer and personal care products. He has also served a Senior Advisor to Peter J. Solomon Company. From 1988 to 2000, Mr. Phillips was with Unilever PLC and Unilever NV where he served as the North American Business Group President and Global Coordinator of Personal Products. During his tenure at Unilever, he also served as Chief Executive Officer of Elizabeth Arden Company Worldwide and Chairman of Unilever Prestige Personal Products. In addition, Mr. Phillips was a director of Unilever from 1994 to 2000. Prior to joining Unilever, Mr. Phillips held a number of senior brand management, marketing and executive positions at Chesebrough-Ponds, Inc., including President and Chief Operating Officer. Upon the acquisition of Chesebrough-Ponds, Inc. by Unilever in 1988, he was named President and CEO of the Chesebrough unit, holding that office until 1992. From 1979 to 1981, Mr. Phillips launched General Entertainment Corp., a unit of Nabisco, and also served as President of the Clairol division of Bristol Myers. In addition, Mr. Phillips is a non-executive director of Cosmolab Inc, Cosmetico LLC, European Soaps LLC, and JWL Partners Acquisition. Mr. Phillips received a B.A. from Dartmouth College, an M.B.A. from Columbia Graduate School of Business and an M.A. from the Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.