Board of Directors

Director since 2022

Ms. Dong is the Global Vice President and General Manager of Greater China for NIKE, Inc. (Nike), a company that designs and develops, and markets and sells worldwide, athletic footwear, equipment, accessories and services. She has been in her current role since 2015, and prior to that, Ms. Dong held positions of increasing responsibility since joining Nike in 2005. Within the past five years, she served as a member of the Board of Directors of Barry Callebaut AG.

Ms. Dong is a member of the Audit Committee.

Director since 2025

Mr. de La Faverie is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. From September 2022 through December 31, 2024, he was Executive Group President, overseeing many of the Company’s brands, including Estée Lauder, Jo Malone London, DECIEM, and Le Labo. He also led global strategy for the makeup and fragrance categories. From July 2020 through August 2022, as Group President and Global Brand President, Estée Lauder and AERIN Beauty, Mr. de La Faverie oversaw a portfolio of skin care and luxury fragrance brands. Since joining the company in January 2011, Mr. de La Faverie served in various other positions, including Global Brand President, Estée Lauder (from July 2016 to June 2020). Prior to joining the company, Mr. de La Faverie was General Manager, Giorgio Armani USA, a division of L’Oréal Paris. He also served in a number of positions at the Lancôme Global brand where his roles included the responsibility over marketing operations of fragrances and skin care (face and body) at Lancôme USA.

Director since 2006

Mr. Fribourg is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Continental Grain Company, an international agribusiness and investment company. He joined Continental Grain Company in 1976 and worked in various positions there with increasing responsibility in both the United States and Europe. Mr. Fribourg is a member of the Board of Directors of Loews Corporation. Within the past five years, he served as a director of Bunge Limited and Restaurant Brands International Inc. He is a member of Rabobank’s International North American Agribusiness Advisory Board, Temasek Americas Advisory Panel, and the International Business Leaders’ Advisory Council for The Mayor of Shanghai. Mr. Fribourg has been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations since 1985

Mr. Fribourg is a member of the Audit Committee, Chair of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Stock Plan Subcommittee.

Director since 2018

Ms. Hyman is co-founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Rent the Runway, Inc., which enables women to subscribe, rent items and shop resale from an unlimited closet of designer brands. Prior to co-founding Rent the Runway, Inc. in 2009, she was Director of Business at IMG, a global talent management company, from 2006 to 2007. She was Senior Manager, Sales, at the WeddingChannel.com from 2005 to 2006. Ms. Hyman is on the supervisory board of Zalando SE.

Ms. Hyman is a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and ESG Committee.

Director since 2023

Mr. G. Lauder is the Managing Director of Lauder Partners LLC, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. He has been a venture capitalist since 1985, investing in over 170 private companies across diverse industries. Presently, he invests in technology companies in biomedical, law enforcement, security and other fields. Mr. Lauder has served as a board member or observer at a number of private companies. In addition, he currently serves on the Advisory Council of the Aspen Institute Science & Society Programme and on the Board of Governors of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation.

Director since 2009

Ms. Lauder was Executive Vice President, Enterprise Marketing and Chief Data Officer of the Company from July 2020 to December 31, 2024. She began her career with the Company in 1996 at Clinique and has served in various positions throughout the Company. Ms. Lauder was Global Brand President, Clinique from April 2014 to July 2020. Previously, she was Global President, General Manager of the Origins, Ojon, and Darphin brands from July 2010 to April 2014. She was Senior Vice President/General Manager of the Origins brand from July 2008 to July 2010, and Senior Vice President, Global Marketing for Clinique from July 2006 to July 2008. Ms. Lauder is a member of the Board of Directors of Eventbrite, Inc. 

Director since 1996

Mr. W. Lauder is Chair of the Board of Directors, The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. He was Executive Chairman of the Company from July 2009 to November 8, 2024. He was Chief Executive Officer of the Company from March 2008 through June 2009, and President and Chief Executive Officer from July 2004 through February 2008. From January 2003 through June 2004, he was Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Lauder joined the Company in 1986 and has served in various capacities. From July 2001 through 2002, he was Group President, responsible for the worldwide business of the Clinique and Origins brands and the Company’s retail store and online operations. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Lauder was President of Clinique Laboratories, LLC. Prior to 1998, he was President of Origins Natural Resources Inc. Within the past five years, Mr. Lauder served as a director of ICG Hypersonic Acquisition Corp. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of the Fresh Air Fund, as an Emeritus Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania and The Trinity School in New York City, and as a member of the boards of directors of 92NY (formerly, the 92nd Street Y) and the Partnership for New York City. Mr. Lauder is also on the Advisory Board of Zelnick Media and is Co-Chairman of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Mr. Lauder is a member of the Nominating and ESG Committee.

Director since 2022

Mr. Nuñez is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of AIE Creative, a branding and marketing firm which he founded in 2018. From June 2021 until October 2022, he was the Chief Marketing Officer of Nu Holdings Ltd. (“Nubank”), a digital banking platform headquartered in Brazil that serves customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. From 2018 to 2021, he worked at AIE Creative, and from 2014 to 2018, he was the Head of Marketing, Latin America, for Apple Inc. From 2007 to 2014, Mr. Nunez held various marketing positions at NIKE, Inc., including Global Vice President, Basketball Marketing, and from 1999 to 2007, he held various positions at the National Basketball Association (“NBA”) including Vice President, Managing Director, NBA Latin America and U.S. Hispanic. Mr. Nuñez is a member of the Board of Directors of Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

Mr. Nuñez is a member of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Stock Plan Subcommittee.

Director since 2000

Lady de Rothschild is Chief Executive Officer and Chair of E.L. Rothschild LLC, a private investment company with investments in media, information technology, agriculture, financial services, and real estate. Until May 2023, she served as Founding and Manager Partner of  Inclusive Capital Partners, an investment fund. Lady de Rothschild is the founder, chair, and acting CEO of the Council for Inclusive Capitalism. Within the past five years, she served as a director of Nikola Corporation. Lady de Rothschild serves  as chair of the ERANDA Rothschild Foundation and as a board member of the McCain Institute. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (USA), Chatham House (UK), the International Institute of Strategic Studies (UK), and the Foreign Policy Association (USA).

Lady de Rothschild is a member of the Nominating and ESG Committee.

Director since 2004

Mr. Sternlicht is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Starwood Capital Group, a privately-held global investment firm focused on global real estate. He also serves as Chairman and CEO of Starwood Property Trust, Inc., a commercial mortgage REIT. Mr. Sternlicht is the Chairman of the Board of Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. and is founder and Chairman of Jaws Mustang Acquisition Corp. Additionally, within the past five years, he served as a director of A.S. Roma, Cano Health, Invitation Homes, Inc., Jaws Spitfire Acquisition Corp., Jaws Wildcat Acquisition Corporation, Jaws Acquisition Corp., Jaws Hurricane Acquisition Corporation, Jaws Juggernaut Acquisition Corp, and Vesper Healthcare Acquisition Corp. From 1995 through early 2005, Mr. Sternlicht was Chairman and CEO of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. He currently serves as a member of the board of The Robin Hood Foundation, and he is on the board of the Dreamland Film & Performing Arts Centre and the Business Committee for the Arts of Americans for the Arts.

Mr. Sternlicht is a member of the Nominating and ESG Committee.

Director since 2018

Ms. Tejada is Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of PagerDuty, Inc., a digital operations management platform for businesses. Prior to joining PagerDuty in 2016, she was President and Chief Executive Officer of Keynote Systems Corporation, a software company specialising in digital performance analytics and web and mobile testing, from 2013 to 2015. Ms. Tejada was Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Mincom, an enterprise software company, from 2008 to 2011. She has also previously held senior positions at Merivale Group, The Procter & Gamble Company, and i2 Technologies. Within the past five years, Ms. Tejada served as a director of UiPath, Inc.

Ms. Tejada is Chair of the Nominating and ESG Committee.

Director since 2010

Mr. Zannino is a Managing Director at the private equity firm CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC. He is a partner on the firm's Investment Committee and co-heads the consumer retail practice. Prior to joining CCMP Capital, Mr. Zannino was an independent retail and media adviser from February 2008 to June 2009. He was Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. from February 2006 until January 2008. Mr. Zannino joined Dow Jones as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in February 2001 and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in July 2002. From 1998 to 2001, he was Executive Vice President of Liz Claiborne, Inc., where he oversaw the finance, administration, retail, fragrance and licensing divisions. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Zannino was with Saks Fifth Avenue, serving as Vice President and Treasurer, Senior Vice President, Finance and Merchandise Planning, and then Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He is on the boards of directors of IAC/InterActiveCorp and Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. Within the past five years, Mr. Zannino served as a director of Hillman Solutions Corp. He currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Pace University.

Mr. Zannino is Lead Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee.