Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> April 14, 2002
E. SCOTT BEATTIE is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Elizabeth Arden, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of prestige
fragrances and skin treatment and cosmetic products. Prior to joining
Elizabeth Arden as its President, Mr. Beattie was extensively involved
with Elizabeth Arden as a representative of its financial sponsor,
Bedford Capital Corporation, and as a Board member. Co-founded by Mr.
Beattie in 1989, Bedford Capital, a merchant banking firm, is engaged in
the business of providing merchant banking services through private
pools of capital. Prior to co-founding Bedford Capital, Mr. Beattie
served as a Vice President and Director of Mergers & Acquisitions of
Merrill Lynch, Inc., where he specialized in management buyouts and
divestitures. Mr. Beattie also was a Manager of Andersen Consulting,
specializing in the design and implementation of enterprise resource
planning systems. Mr. Beattie earned a Master's degree in Business
Administration in 1986 and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Honors Business
Administration in 1981, both from the Ivey School of Business at the
University of Western Ontario, which is located in London, Canada. Profile
of the company?
Mr. Beattie: The company was established in 1992 and has grown over the
last 10 years to be one of the
