Rashida La Lande
Rashida La Lande
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
Rashida La Lande is Executive Vice President and General Counsel at The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC), where she leads the company’s global Legal organisation. In her role, Ms. La Lande acts as a strategic adviser to ELC’s leadership and Board of Directors on global legal issues, and oversees legal strategy, practices, and policies.
Her responsibilities extend to overseeing ELC's Global Privacy Office and Global Security Team, making her a critical partner in guiding the organisation through a wide range of legal matters, including corporate strategies, compliance, risk mitigation, governance, and business transactions. Additionally, she leads the company’s legal review of potential acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures.
Before joining ELC, Ms. La Lande held several leadership roles at The Kraft Heinz Company, including Executive Vice President and Global Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer. Earlier in her career, Ms. La Lande was a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, where she practised from 2000 to 2018. She began her legal journey at Chadbourne & Parke LLP.
Ms. La Lande holds a Bachelor of Arts in African American Studies from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in New York City.
