Rui Branco

Rui Branco moved from Cape Town, South Africa to London in 2002 after graduating in Advertising and Communications at UCT.

His first job role in the UK was working at the Aveda Concept store, where his drive and dedication fast saw him move into a management position. His interest in skincare and natural ingredients were first sparked through his work at the Concept store and with his experience in marketing and advertising he soon found the transition into the training and marketing department an easy one to make – leading him to the position of trainer for the company.

Rui then went on to a position of National Trainer and Development Manager for the Ales Groupe, a distribution company in the UK that handles both Lierac and Phyto. These two brands would allow him to develop his knowledge within the pharmacy and medi-spa market and teach him how to effectively deal with the dermatology and pharmacology skincare arena.

Rui held his position at Ales Groupe until his new appointment at REN as Global Director of Education and Training.

Rui notes this new role as the highlight of his career. Working with REN Skincare and their ethos of clean hi-tech products very much suited his understanding of how skincare should be created and how it should perform. His passion for natural ingredients and their use in the skincare market, along with his extensive experience accumulated through 10 years in the industry makes him the perfect ambassador for the brand, where he now plays a critical role in the development and expansion of the company in over 50 countries internationally