Tracee Ellis Ross lands Ulta Natural beauty range and inclusion role

Tracee Ellis Ross has been named as diversity and inclusion adviser at Ulta Natural beauty.

The Black-ish actress will help guidance models launched by folks of color in her new job at the splendor enterprise, as properly as “further winner range”, the U.S. company mentioned in a statement.

“I seem forward to formalising an by now existing dialogue and partnership about diversity and inclusion with Mary Dillon (Ulta’s CEO) and the Ulta Beauty workforce,” Tracee claimed as the new partnership was announced.

“This function involves motivation and accountability from Ulta Beauty to be certain measurable ambitions are accomplished. I am hopeful and optimistic our perform alongside one another will produce foundational transform.”

The 48-12 months-aged, who launched her have haircare brand name Pattern with Ulta in 2019, will “present counsel and generate accountability” in her new placement, and will support Ulta motivate the appointment of numerous leaders in the source chain.

“As the country’s beauty retail chief, we believe we have the electricity to condition how the environment sees splendor and as these, we have a duty to encourage optimistic transform and generate greater variety, inclusivity and equity,” Dillon mentioned, promising that the corporation is “deeply dedicated to main purposefully with and for underrepresented voices throughout retail and magnificence on our D&I journey.”

Ulta also programs to double its quantity of Black-owned magnificence brand names, and will spend extra than $4 million (£2.9 million) to assistance those people enterprises “fuel manufacturer awareness and sustain growth”.