Innovation, breakthrough and growth are the keywords of the "Top 10 News Figures in China's Cosmetics Industry in 2023".China Cosmetics Magazine |SiyiIn 2023, China's cosmetics industry will enter a new stage of innovation and change. With the breakthrough development of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, synthetic biology, and nanotechnology, interdisciplinary and cross-field cooperation has injected new momentum into the cosmetics industry. Local enterprises continue to break through the original circle in scientific and technological research and development, brand building, market channels, etc., looking for new innovation and growth points, and at the same time, a group of practitioners who are at the forefront of the industry have also emerged. "China Cosmetics" magazine has always adhered to the theme of "witnessing the spirit of national cosmetics and highlighting the power of the times", focusing on industry-related news figures who have made major breakthroughs in scientific and technological innovation, channel expansion, brand building and other fields in 2023, and have a positive driving force for the development of the industry. The final list is here.
Hou JunchengChairman of Proya Cosmetics Co., Ltd
Reason for selection: Continue to innovate in science and technology and set a benchmark for national cosmetics
Hou Juncheng led Proya with his outstanding leadership and innovation, and in the first three quarters of 2023, it achieved an operating income of 52With 4.9 billion yuan, it became the largest listed cosmetics company in China in terms of revenue for the first time. He himself won the "2023 Entrepreneurial Pioneer of China's Listed Companies" award. Hou Juncheng has always emphasized scientific and technological innovation as the core driving force. In 2023, Proya's two R&D centers in Hangzhou and Shanghai will be officially put into use, with an investment of 1R&D expenses of RMB2.9 billion; Released the first approved anti-aging cyclic peptide ingredient "cyclic peptide-161", which is at the forefront of industry science and technology. In terms of sustainability, Proya's Wind ESG rating jumped to AA.
Guo ZhenyuChairman of Yunnan Bethany Biotechnology Group Co., Ltd
Reason for selection: Monopoly on effective skin care, refined marketing to achieve breakthroughs
Guo Zhenyu led Bethany to take the Winona brand as the representative, deeply cultivated the professional line of high-end skin care products, and also expanded the mass market brand through investment and mergers and acquisitions to broaden the brand portfolio, further promote the most healthy ecosystem, and meet the individual needs of more consumers. R&D expenses in the first three quarters of 2023 amounted to 18.2 billion yuan.
With its deep R&D strength, solid brand influence and refined marketing and promotion capabilities, Bethany has opened up overseas markets and reached other Asian markets with the help of new technologies, seeking new growth points and achieving new breakthroughs in the international market. In the first three quarters of 2023, Bethany achieved revenue of 343.1 billion yuan.
Gao ChunmingGeneral Manager of Shandong Freda Biological Co., Ltd
Reason for selection: Fulfill the responsibility of state-owned enterprises and build a cosmetics highland in the north
As a state-owned enterprise, Freda Biotech Co., Ltd. adheres to the concept of "cosmetic medicine and drug homology, science and technology to beautify skin", actively expands the "4+N" brand development matrix, practices the corporate mission of "creating beauty for a better life for mankind", and continues to cultivate Chinese technology, Chinese ingredients and Chinese brands. In 2023, Gao Chunming was honored as the "14th Economic Person of the Year Affecting Jinan".
On the occasion of its 25th anniversary, the company officially announced its entry into the collagen medical beauty track, upgrading from a single beauty business to a new ecology of "life beauty + medical beauty", and aiming to become the first highland in the cosmetics industry in northern China. In the first three quarters of 2023, Freda's cosmetics segment achieved revenue of 165.4 billion yuan.
Zhao YanChairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bloomage Biotechnology Co., Ltd
Reason for selection: Focus on scientific and technological innovation and realize the cooperation and upgrading of "industry-university-research".
As one of the industry leaders, Zhao Yan has always attached great importance to the construction of high-quality standards of enterprises, the deep integration of "industry-university-research" and collaborative technological innovation, and has successively cooperated with many universities and scientific research institutions at home and abroad to transform the technical advantages of universities into market advantages and promote the sustainable development of the industry.
In 2023, at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Leaders Summit, Zhao Yan attended and participated in many official meetings and activities such as the "Sustainable Entrepreneurs Dialogue" as a representative of the Chinese business community. Bloomage Biotech was selected into the "China's 500 Most Valuable Brands". In the first three quarters of 2023, Bloomage Biotech achieved revenue of about 422.1 billion yuan.
Pan Qiusheng Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Shanghai Jahwa United Co., Ltd
Reason for selection: Leading the sustainable development of the industry and laying out the field of scientific and technological innovation
As a representative of the industry's national brand, Shanghai Jahwa has incorporated the green and low-carbon sustainable goal into its long-term strategic deployment. Under the leadership of Pan Qiusheng, in 2023, Shanghai Home MSCI will be rated A; Wind has an AA ESG rating, ranking among the best in China's beauty and daily chemical industry. As of November 2023, Shanghai Jahwa has obtained a total of 402 authorized and valid patents, expanding its leading layout of global technology. Shanghai Jahwa has participated in the formulation and revision of a total of 95 standards, which has enhanced the influence of standards in the industry. Shanghai Jahwa R&D adheres to the consumer-centric approach, continuously explores the way of digital empowerment to achieve consumer insight, relies on the whole-process project management and whole-chain R&D model, realizes scientific and technological empowerment from the three dimensions of basic research, application innovation and product value shaping, and creates beautiful products and services with ingenuity. In the first three quarters of 2023, Shanghai Jahwa achieved a total revenue of 509.1 billion yuan.
Zheng Chunying, Chairman and President of Shanghai Nature Hall Group
Reason for selection: Transform tech beauty to build differentiation
Zheng Chunying has successfully transformed a traditional company into a technology beauty company. We have built a new competitiveness in terms of high-tech and digital capabilities. At present, enterprises have significant advantages in raw material technology and product technology, and the level of digital technology and data resources have also become heterogeneous resources. In 2023, the company achieved significant growth in both revenue and profit. In the "2023 Special Fund for Promoting the High-quality Development of the Industry - Made in Shanghai Brand" project, it won the first place. The company practices the concept of ESG and develops green beauty. It puts forward the goal of "achieving China's leading position and building Chinese's own world-class brand".
Yan Jianya, Chairman of Xi'an Juzi Biogene Technology Co., Ltd
Reason for selection: Focus on the recombinant collagen track and enhance the market penetration of the brand
The continuous development of process technologies such as structural properties and purity in the field of recombinant collagen has led the rapid increase in the market penetration rate of this track in the fields of skin care products and medical aesthetics. Among them, the star brands "Kefumei" and "Kelijin" created by Juzi Biotech will increase their sales significantly in the "Double Eleven" in 2023.
In 2023, the group standard of "Recombinant Collagen Raw Materials for Cosmetics" led by Giant Biotech will be officially released; With its core technology - recombinant collagen technology, it won the "20th People's Ingenuity Technology Award"; In the first three quarters of 2023, Giant Biotech achieved a total revenue of 160.6 billion yuan.
Li Huiliang is the chief scientist of Zhejiang Yige Beauty Group
Reason for selection: Inherit Chinese culture and create an oriental beauty R&D system
As the chief scientist of Eagle Group, Li Huiliang will lead the R&D team of Eagle Group in 2023, which has greatly enriched and consolidated the Oriental beauty R&D system of Eagle Group, and created the "Yuyang Series" suitable for sensitive skin and the "Mongolian Impression Series" with national cultural characteristics, which have achieved both sales and word of mouth. With this system, we will unite a number of key universities and medical institutions, and jointly launch industry-university-research co-creation with the global ** chain to jointly promote the high-quality development of China's cosmetics industry. In 2023, Huaxizi won the "2023 International CMF Design Gold Award", Xinhuanet's "Excellent Case of Scientific Research and Innovation", and Xinhua News Agency's "Top 10 Chinese Brands in Global Communication" with its R&D achievements. 
Dai Yuefeng, Chairman of Shuiyang Group Co., Ltd
Reason for selection: Layout multi-link technology and create a multi-level brand matrix
As one of the leaders in China's beauty industry, Chairman Dai Yuefeng led S'YOUNG to continue to adhere to the core science and technology strategy of "R&D empowers brands and digital empowers organizations", continuously enhanced its scientific and technological innovation capabilities, and led the high-quality development of China's beauty industry. In 2023, Shuiyang will invest 1.4 billion yuan to build a smart ecological park; Successfully filed two new raw materials, pyrroloquinoline quinone disodium salt and black ginseng extract, with complete layout and autonomy in multiple links; Successfully selected as "National Intelligent Manufacturing Demonstration Factory"; Further improve the multi-level brand matrix and continue to optimize the product structure. In the first three quarters of 2023, Shuiyang achieved revenue of 337.7 billion yuan.
Yang Xia, Chairman of Shanxi Jinbo Biomedical Co., Ltd
Reason for selection: Deeply cultivate the field of functional proteins and promote the high-quality development of the industry
Yang Xia led Jinbo Biotech to focus on the field of collagen, and became one of the main leaders in the functional protein industry, and launched a new recombinant collagen product in the world - 3KDA small molecule micorecolill products. In 2023, Jinbo Biotech will ring the bell and go public, known as "the first A-share recombinant collagen stock"; donated 1 million yuan to help the disaster-stricken areas in Qinghai, Gansu Province to help post-disaster reconstruction; It has won the title of "chain master" of the synthetic biology industry chain announced by the people of Shanxi Province. Yang Xia was awarded the honorary title of "The Fifth Outstanding Builder of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in Shanxi Province". In the first three quarters of 2023, Jinbo Biotech achieved revenue of 51.7 billion yuan.
"2023 Top 10 News Figures in China's Cosmetics Industry" review expert
Jiang TieyingVice Chairman of Xinhua News Agency Outlook Think Tank.Wang JinFormer deputy editor-in-chief of People** (Overseas Edition).
Hu BinPresident of the National Federation of Business Newspapers.
Liu WeiConsultant of the ** Physician Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association.
Ji WeiProfessor of the University of International Business and Economics and former deputy director of the Law Enforcement Inspection Bureau of the State Administration for Market Regulation.
Shang JingProfessor, China Pharmaceutical University.
SuningDeputy Director of the Cosmetics Technology Center of the Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine.
Yu ZailingPresident of China Cosmetics Magazine.
Liu LiEditor-in-chief of China Cosmetics Magazine.
All of the above are listed in no particular order).