Nutritional supplements and cosmetics firm LR Health & Beauty hires finance veteran Martin Lipp as CFO
LR Health & Beauty, a European company operating in the nutritional supplements and beauty products space, has appointed Martin Lipp as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with responsibility for global controlling and finance, legal, IT and operations.
“With Martin, we are gaining a highly experienced international finance executive with extensive expertise in managing and transforming businesses. During the current transition phase, he will enrich the senior management in particular with his strong transformation expertise and excellent know-how in the areas of finance, operations and IT. Together, we will consistently drive forward the implementation of our strategy with a clear focus on profitability, efficiency and sustainable growth,” says Jörg Körfer, CEO at the LR Group.
Lipp brings around 20 years of leadership experience in companies across three continents. Throughout his career, he has led finance organisations in the healthcare, consumer goods, automotive and renewable energy sectors. Most recently, he served as CFO at the Brazilian Correias Mercúrio Group. Prior to this, as CFO at the Schletter Solar Group. He has also held senior finance positions at McKesson and Benteler Automotive.
“I am very much looking forward to my new role at LR and the trust placed in me. The company has a strong brand and an attractive business model, which I see as offering significant potential. Together with the management team and our employees, I want to contribute to returning the LR Group to a path of sustainable and profitable growth,” he says.
2026 RTIH Innovation Awards
Beauty retail will be a key focus area at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards.
The awards are now open for entries and celebrate global retail technology innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.
Our winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London on Wednesday, 4th November.
Check out our 2025 winners here.
Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.
In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”
“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”
He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”
Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.
