Bare Escentuals names Kristina Leslie to its board

SAN FRANCISCO Bare Escentuals, a maker of mineral-based makeup, has appointed former DreamWorks Animation SKG chief financial officer Kristina Leslie as an independent member of its board, bringing to nine the number of directors.

Leslie, who brings more than 15 years of private and public company strategic and management experience, worked for DreamWorks Animation SKG from its IPO in October 2004 through February 2007. Before that, she served in the same capacity at DreamWorks Studios SKG since the fall of 2003 and oversaw the corporate finance and strategic planning functions for the company since 1996. Prior to joining DreamWorks, she was director of financial planning at Viacom following its acquisition of Paramount Communications.

In addition, the company reiterated its previously issued fiscal 2007 diluted earnings per share guidance of a range of 89 cents to 94 cents on about 93.2 million shares outstanding and its fiscal 2008 diluted earnings per share guidance of a range of $1.13 to $1.18.