Jeremy Schwartz

Jeremy Schwartz is a committed businessman, hosting a career that is littered with COO and CEO roles. Having worked for the likes of Coca-Cola, L’Oreal, The Body Shop and Pandora, Jeremy has experience in fast-paced industries.

In 2013 Jeremy became the CEO of The Body Shop, which he has continually lead to success. He strived to continue the legacy of the late founder of the company Dame Anita Roddick, whose aim was to make the world a greener place. Jeremy set up the Enrich Not Exploit campaign, a business philosophy that aimed to enrich products, people and the planet. Due to this business model, the Body Shop went on to win the World Retail Awards for Responsible Retailer.

Jeremy has not always held CEO jobs however, when he left university he decided to pursue gold mining in South Africa for six months. He later joined News International where he acted as the commercial director and chief marketing officer. Jeremy has also been a general manager at L’Oreal and held senior marketing roles at both Sainsbury’s and Coca-Cola.

When working at Sainsbury’s Jeremy launched a range of fruit and vegetables of different shapes and sizes that would have previously been thrown away due to not being uniform in size. The fruit and veg didn’t comply with what was required for mainstream supermarket produce, but Jeremy saw a way in which it could be used and not wasted. Whilst working at Coca-Cola as the European Innovation Director, Jeremy invented Coke Zero.

In 2006 he started his own company called Sparky Foods which sold foods rich in Omega 3. Jeremy has also been a Chief Operations Officer and joint CEO of Pandora, the largest jewellery company in the world available in over 90 countries. Jeremy is a very adventurous person, and he is currently training to climb the Matterhorn.

Jeremy believes that companies should strongly encourage innovation as a way to deliver business growth. He is viewed as an inspiring person who offers concrete advice and experience giving him perfect qualities for speaking at events. Given his history of CEO roles, he has significant knowledge of leadership, strategies, transformation and marketing.

As a speaker, Jeremy has addressed audiences worldwide and imparted his expertise on encouraging consumers to buy more from brands. Some of his most notable speeches to date include: How to motivate a leadership team and employees in times of change, how to increase data driven accountability for influencer driven marketing and how to deliver exceptional quality to customers ad consumers. Inspiring some of the biggest companies in Geneva, Amsterdam, Nice, and Boston, to name a few, with his experienced knowledge, Jeremy is a fantastic addition to any event.