GREGORY F. POLCER

Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Greg Polcer was named Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain for The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. in July 2008. Mr. Polcer oversees the Company’s end-to-end supply chain including procurement, manufacturing, planning, quality assurance and logistics. He reports to President and Chief Executive Officer Fabrizio Freda and is a member of the Executive Leadership Team.

Mr. Polcer is a business executive with more than 30 years of increasing and varying responsibilities in the Americas and globally. Prior to joining The Estée Lauder Companies, he was Senior Vice President of Supply Chain at Unilever. During his tenure there, Mr. Polcer led the development of a corporate-wide initiative for defining the processes, project plan and delivery of a center-led procurement capability. In this role, Mr. Polcer was successful in delivering a sustainable cost and overall long term value benefit. Prior to his time with Unilever, Mr. Polcer worked with Playtex Inc. and J.C. Penney in various business roles.

Mr. Polcer is a seasoned business leader who prides himself on his team-based orientation, with an ability to create and develop strong teams. Throughout his career, Mr. Polcer has demonstrated a commitment to leading and improving global supply chain capabilities. With a unique combination of supply chain, finance and category management experience, Mr. Polcer is focused on continuing to increase efficiencies and enhance its operating effectiveness at the Company.

Mr. Polcer earned his Master of Business Administration degree from St. John’s University and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration from Dowling College. He lives in New York with his wife Maureen.



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