Rafal Damian Lukasik
About Rafal Damian Lukasik
Rafal Damian Lukasik serves as the R&D Director and Regional Head of R&D for Asia Pacific and China at Avon, a division of Natura &Co, since 2021. With extensive experience in R&D roles across various companies, he specializes in package sustainability engineering and oversees innovation projects to support Avon's growth in the region.
Work at Avon
Rafal Damian Lukasik has held multiple roles at Avon, currently serving as the R&D Director and Regional Head of R&D for the Asia-Pacific and China regions since 2021. Prior to this position, he worked as the R&D Site Lead and General Manager of the R&D Centre for Asia-Pacific and China from 2015 to 2021. His responsibilities include overseeing package sustainability engineering and innovations, as well as managing the Project Management Office to support Avon's beauty growth and expansion strategy in these regions.
Education and Expertise
Rafal Lukasik has a strong educational background in product safety management and cosmetics chemistry. He completed a Post Graduate Programme in Product Safety Management at the Royal Institute of Public Health & Hygiene in London from 1999 to 2001. Additionally, he earned an M.Sc. in FMCG Products Science & Technology from Gdynia Maritime University from 1991 to 1996 and a Post Graduate Programme in Cosmetics Chemistry from Warsaw University of Technology from 2005 to 2007.
Background
Rafal Lukasik has extensive experience in research and development within the consumer goods sector. Before joining Avon, he worked at PepsiCo as an R&D Gold Standards Development Scientist from 1995 to 1998 and at General Mills as an R&D Country Manager from 1999 to 2002. He also held various positions at Avon, including Head of the EMEA Satellite R&D laboratory and R&D Leader for Avon-Justine Africa from 2009 to 2015, and Application Development Senior Manager for Skincare & Fragrance in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa from 2007 to 2009.
Achievements
In his current role at Avon, Rafal Lukasik leads a hybrid R&D organization that emphasizes local and cultural innovation developments. He manages technical service and commercialization through industrial engineering within the R&D framework, focusing on claims substantiation in the Asia-Pacific and China regions. His leadership supports Avon's strategic initiatives in beauty growth and sustainability.