Shiseido Americas has announced the appointment of Deanna Johnston as Chief Information Officer, effective tomorrow.

Johnston will work closely with regional and global leadership to further develop Shiseido’s IT structure, reporting to Ronald Gee, Chief Financial Officer, Shiseido Americas.

“Deanna is a welcome addition to the Shiseido family as we continue to strengthen our regional corporate structure in the Americas to support our brands in bringing world-class beauty products to market. She brings expertise in digital and ecommerce technologies and has an outstanding track record of driving business and IT alignment while helping organizations implement scalable IT infrastructure to support growth,” said Gee.

Johnston joins Shiseido from Haier Group, where she served as CIO of the Americas division. She has 20 years of experience directing and executing in business information strategies.