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Kathryn Hopkins

Senior Editor, Beauty

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Kathryn Hopkins is Senior Beauty Editor at WWD and Beauty Inc, covering earnings, deals and trends in the sector. She joined WWD in 2017 and has held a number of positions including Media Editor and Finance Editor. Previously, she was Economics and Real Estate Correspondent at The Times of London and before that a senior press officer at the U.K. Finance Ministry. She began her career as an economics reporter at The Guardian in London. Originally from Wales, Hopkins holds a bachelors in French, Russian and European studies from the University of Bath and a masters in journalism from Goldsmiths, University of London.

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EXCLUSIVE: Seen Group Secures Investment From Rockpool

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The financial community weighs the upsides and downsides of what a merged entity might bring.

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The beauty company is doubling down on fragrance as part of its turnaround plan.