The Edelbio Team is largely composed of women - smart, savvy, professionals - who have come together with the common goal of bringing a line of high-quality organic skin care to both the general community and to the ones they love. What binds them inextricably together is the shared belief that everyone has the right to safe and effective health & beauty products.
Karine J. Wittmer - Founder - CEO
Karine's background is in marketing, public relations, and brand strategy, with over 15 years of professional successes as executive marketing director in the field of luxury goods for high-end retail markets.
Her journey began two years ago with the idea of bringing Swiss quality and style to the American market through an organic cosmetics line that would bring together generations of women in the sharing experience of beauty. She is an entrepreneur, an international businesswoman, and a wife and mother of two children. She now lives with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Her personal Philosophie: Beauty in Humanity. She finds her energy by reading poems of Rumi and playing with her two daughters.
Valerie Sarnin-Andre - V.P., Marketing & Sales
Valerie also brings with her more than 15 years of experience in the cosmetics field. Having worked for the prestigious Clarins group in Asia, France and the U.S.A, she has worked with a wide variety of international clients and markets. She has also joined Juice Beauty as their head of marketing and sales. She, along with her husband and two children, live by the mens sana in corpe sano Philosophie - Healthy body, healthy mind.
Sabine Louvrier - Senior, R&D
Sabine is the creative and scientific leader of the Research and Development team as well as the marketing product manager. She has worked in the cosmetics field for over 10 years and is specialized in naturopathy and phyto-science. She directs manufacturing operations in Switzerland and provides key communication with staff in the United States.
Passionate about Asian culture, she has immersed herself in Chinese Philosophie and language, as well as traditional Thai massage. Sabine is also, more than anything, the happy mother of a little girl named Milla.
Her personal Philosophie: it's all about being at the right place at the right time and trust in your destiny.
Chantal Buard - Strategy and Creative Director
Chantal has over 10 years of professional experience in the new media industry, from strategy to hands-on production. Born and raised in France, she has worked on 4 continents and has resided for the last 10 years in San Francisco. She is a multicultural talented creative director and media producer.
She has a broad knowledge of the green and internet revolution and gets inspired by people taking on positive initiatives in the world.
Her personal philosophies are: "Be responsible for what you create!" and "Change occurs. So let's lead it."
Ana Yoerg - Public Relations and Editorial Content
Ana is a writer whose creative and journalistic work has been regularly featured in Vision, a magazine focused on environmental and conscious living. She has also written website content, articles, press releases, and marketing collateral for a number of international clients.
Ana brings with her a global perspective, having lived abroad for the past several years, first in Chiang Mai, Thailand and then in Bologna, Italy. Her personal Philosophie is a mix of these two cultures' attitudes: mai pen rai and non ti preoccupare - no worries.
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