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OUAI's New CEO Follows Glossier: The Operator-Over-Founder Transition Pattern Is Accelerating
Noor Almeida · Founder FilesOUAI appointed Susan Kim — former Kopari CEO — as chief executive effective May 19, replacing Colin Walsh who left for Glossier in September 2025. The second founder-brand-under-strategic to make this transition in eight months.
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Emily Weiss
Glossier · New York, USABeauty inspired by real life.
GlossierIndependent until 2014; venture-funded scale; founder transitioned from CEO to executive chair in 2022; broad Sephora rollout 2023 onward.Open →