Kosé
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| File:KOSÉ company logo.svg Kosé's current logo, designed by Saul Bass in 1991 | |
| File:KOSE Headquarters.jpg Kosé headquarters building in Tokyo | |
Native name | 株式会社コーセー |
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| Formerly | Kobayashi Kosé Co., Ltd. (1948–1991) |
| Company type | Public Kabushiki kaisha |
| TYO: 4922 | |
| ISIN | JP3283650004 |
| Industry | Personal care |
| Founded |
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| Founder | Kozaburo Kobayashi |
| Headquarters | Nihonbashi, , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Kazutoshi Kobayashi (President and CEO) |
| Products | |
| Revenue | Decrease¥279,389 million (Mar 2021)[1] |
| Decrease¥11,986 million (Mar 2021)[1] | |
Number of employees | 14,403 (incl.temporary and part-time employees) (as of March 31, 2021)[2] |
| Subsidiaries | Albion Tarte Cosmetics Jill Stuart cosmetics |
| Website | Official website |
| Footnotes / references [3][4] | |
Kosé Corporation (株式会社コーセー, Kabushiki-kaisha Kōsē; stylized in all-caps as KOSÉ) is a Japanese multinational company that manufactures cosmetics, personal care products, and beauty products. It is headquartered in Chūō, Tokyo.[5]
History
[edit | edit source]The company was founded in 1946 by Kozaburo Kobayashi with his son as the principal chemist.[6] In 1956, the company established Albion, a manufacturer of premium cosmetics. Kosé and L’Oréal of France signed an agreement for technological cooperation, a joint venture that lasted until 2001. The company expanded its international presence in Asia during the 1960s to the 1980s. The company's name was changed to its present one in 1991.[citation needed]
In 2000 it was listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.[citation needed]
Kazutoshi Kobayashi, the founder's grandson, took over as the company's CEO in 2007. Under the leadership of the new CEO, Kosé introduced the Jill Stuart branded cosmetics after the company acquired global trademark rights for the brand in 2009. Kosé subsequently expanded into the European and North American markets when it acquired Tarte Cosmetics in 2014.[7][8]
Advertising
[edit | edit source]Kosé's products were advertised over the years by models and athletes including Shohei Ohtani[9] and Kate Moss for its Decorté brand photographed by Mario Testino,[10] Yuzuru Hanyu for Sekkisei[11][12] and Yui Aragaki, for the Esprique line of makeup.[13]
See also
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References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website (in English)
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- Articles needing translation from foreign-language Wikipedias
- Cosmetics companies of Japan
- Chemical companies based in Tokyo
- Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
- Chemical companies established in 1946
- Japanese companies established in 1946
- Multinational companies headquartered in Japan
- Japanese brands
- Chūō, Tokyo