Meet Our Executives

Pamela de Ryss—Executive Vice President, Sales
A driving force behind Murad’s remarkable growth, Executive Vice President of Sales, Pamela de Ryss is responsible for the formulation and implementation of corporate strategies, exploring and capturing business opportunities in North America and refining the sales organization’s structure to maximize productivity for profitable growth.

Pamela began her career at Murad in 2002 as a Regional Sales Director for National Accounts and Spas and was promoted to Vice President of Sales for National Accounts in 2005.  With her elevation to Executive Vice President in 2008, her duties were expanded to include the professional channel, which has been reorganized and revitalized under her stewardship.

Pamela’s extensive beauty industry background includes management positions at Christian Dior  Giorgio Beverly Hills, and P&G Prestige Fragrances were she held the title of National Retail Sales Manager before moving to Murad in 2002.

Pamela received her Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Washington.

Carey Grange—Executive Vice President, Direct to Consumer
As Executive Vice President of Direct to Consumer, Carey spearheads all channels of our Direct to Consumer distribution, including Infomercial, Web, Catalog and Direct Mail, with a focus on an integrated, brand-building, cross-channel marketing strategy.

Carey joined Murad in 2002 and has over 15 years of experience in the direct response arena and personal care category. Prior to Murad, she began her career working for industry powerhouse Guthy-Renker, where she learned the direct response business from the ground up, eventually managing such worldwide brands as Proactiv Solution and Principal Secret.

Carey holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Pepperdine University and has taken leadership courses at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Electronic Retail Association and is an active guest speaker at various trade events within the direct response industry.

Lori Jacobus—Vice President, Global Marketing
As Vice President of Global Marketing, Lori is responsible for leading the effort to drive brand growth and equity through strategic global marketing initiatives as well as by identifying new market opportunities, driving product development, increasing brand profitability and developing an overall growth strategy for the company.

Lori spent her career in advertising, beginning in the media department at Sachs, Finley & Company and concluding her term there in marketing as a senior account executive. She joined ICEbox Advertising and concluded her term there as Executive Vice President. At ICEbox she was responsible for global viability of the agency and developing top level advertising strategies across a broad range of clients and categories, utilizing branded, direct response and hybrid media, nationally, locally and regionally for television, out-of-home, magazine, newspaper, radio and internet.

A native of Santa Monica, California, Jacobus studied marketing at UCLA.

Carol Jensen—Executive Vice President, Finance
As Executive Vice President of Finance, Carol is responsible for providing vision and guidance to the Finance and Accounting Departments, the Information Technology group, and the Sales Administration Group.

Carol joined Murad in 1997 as the Accounting Manager and has more than 25 years experience in Finance. She has worked in various industries including investment banking, retail, wholesale, manufacturing and franchises.

Before coming to Murad, Carol held the position of Controller for an electronics manufacturer where she was responsible for upgrading the software and systems and securing financing for a major corporate expansion. Carol also filled the position of Controller for a lighting manufacturer and was a key player in taking the company public.

Carol studied Business and Finance at Cal State Northridge and is also active in the local community as a domestic violence advocate.

David Pannor—Vice President, Operations
As Vice President of Operations, David oversees manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, procurement, quality, engineering and project management. David joined Murad in 2003 as Director of Operations after consulting for the company in 2002. He was promoted to Vice President in 2007.

David's 22 years of experience in consumer goods operations management focused on manufacturing and distribution but also included call center, IT and telecom operations. His prior positions include Operations Director for Lip Ink International and General Manager of Abco Laboratories.

In 1989 David helped found Procaps Laboratories, a leading dietary supplement manufacturing and marketing company. His 10 years of manufacturing operations experience there brings special expertise to Murad's internal skincare segment.

David's early experience includes 8 years of extensive retail sales and management skills. In addition he holds certificates in standard operating procedures and GMPs for pharmaceuticals, business process improvement and industrial engineering.

Tracey Sameyah—President, Murad Inclusive Health
Tracey Sameyah is President of the newly formed Inclusive Health Division of Murad Inc. Created to provide consumers around the world a place to learn about and experience Dr. Murad’s Inclusive Health philosophies; the Inclusive Health Division’s innovative offerings continue to establish Murad’s leadership position within the industry. As President, Tracey has been instrumental in designing the Murad Inclusive Health Spa (MIHS) business concept and oversees the licensing and franchising of the concept to others, a first for Murad Inc. In this new capacity, Tracey also will launch the new Murad University of Inclusive Health (UIH) where she will manage and expand all facets of the University. UIH will be the first post graduate educational curriculum with a focus on Inclusive Health, uniting spa and healthcare professionals. Tracey will work hand-in-hand with Dr. Murad to educate the industry and those wanting to enter the industry on the importance of Dr. Murad’s philosophy of Inclusive Health. In addition, Tracey’s division oversees the functions of the flagship Murad Inclusive Health Spa in El Segundo, CA and the opening of new domestic and international MIHS locations.

Tracey was tapped to create the new MIHS division on the heels of her success as Global General Manager of the Murad Professional Division. In this role Tracey strategically managed sales and, along with her hand-picked team, ultimately doubled the already successful division’s revenue during her tenure. In addition, she coordinated marketing and education for the Professional Division and assisted in the development and launch of the Murad Professional Product line.

Tracey’s relationship with Murad began in 1992 with the management of Dr. Murad's first spa venture, A Sense of Self, the first medically supervised day spa in existence. After helping grow the facility into one of the most successful day spas in the country, Tracey was influential in evolving the facility into the award-winning Murad Medical Spa, where she assumed positions as Spa Director and Vice President.