William P. Lauder

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William P. Lauder
Estée Lauder Companies
Spouse
Karen Jacobs
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(m. 1987; div. 2010)​
Children3 daughters
Parent(s)
Leonard A. Lauder
Evelyn Lauder (née Hausner)
RelativesEstée Lauder (grandmother)
Ronald Lauder (uncle)
Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer (cousin)
Jane Lauder Warsh (cousin)

William Philip Lauder (born April 11, 1960)

Estée Lauder Companies,[2] one of the world's leading manufacturers of skin care, make-up, fragrance and hair care products.[3]

Early life

Lauder is the son of

Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in economics.[5]

Career

Lauder joined The Estée Lauder Companies in 1986 as regional marketing director of Clinique USA in the New York Metro area. Lauder then spent two years at Prescriptives as field sales manager. Prior to joining The Estée Lauder Companies, he completed Macy's executive training program in New York City and became associate merchandising manager of the New York Division/Dallas store at the time of its opening in September 1985.[2]

From 1990 to 1998, Lauder was vice president/general manager and then president of Origins Natural Resources Inc., where he led the introduction and development of this brand. Under his leadership, Origins created a store-within-a-store concept and had the highest growth rate of cosmetic companies in the U.S.[citation needed]

From June 1998 to July 2001, Lauder was president, Clinique Laboratories. Under his leadership, Clinique's Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion became the best-selling skin care product in U.S. department stores, and Clinique launched its first anti-aging product, Stop Signs Visible Anti-Aging Serum, which won the Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) Award for "Best Skin Care Product in Limited Distribution" in 2000.[citation needed] Lauder was instrumental in increasing the brand's market share in the hair care category, leading the launch of the Clinique Simple Hair Care System. He also supervised the Clinique website.[citation needed]

From 2001 to 2004, Lauder was group president of The Estée Lauder Companies, and president of Clinique Worldwide.[

M•A•C.[citation needed] He directed the company's online activities on a worldwide basis, including the Gloss.com joint venture with Chanel and Clarins.[citation needed
]

Lauder succeeded

Fred H. Langhammer as chief executive officer in July 2004,[4] a position he held until July 2009,[2] when he was succeeded by Fabrizio Freda. Lauder had previously been chief operating officer of The Estée Lauder Companies, a position he held since January 2003.[citation needed] Lauder was responsible for the oversight of all of the company's global operations. In addition, he oversaw nine of the company's specialty brands, including Prescriptives, Aveda and Bobbi Brown.[citation needed
]

Board positions

Lauder is on the boards of trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and the Trinity School in New York City.[citation needed] He is the co-chair of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, a member of the board of directors of The Fresh Air Fund and the 92nd Street Y.[citation needed]

Income

While CEO of Estée Lauder in 2009, William P. Lauder earned a total compensation of $8,037,296, which included a base

options granted of $2,703,000.[6]

Personal life

In 1987, he married Karen Jacobs; they divorced in 2010.

Westchester County, Aspen, Colorado, and Palm Beach, Florida.[9]

References

  1. ISBN 9780756661243
    – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c "William P. Lauder profile". The Estée Lauder Companies. Archived from the original on 2010-10-27.
  3. ^ Singer, Natasha (26 March 2011). "Estée Lauder 's Beauty Empire, Aiming at New Markets". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b Estee Lauder Companies Names William P. Lauder Next Chief Executive Officer; Fred H. Langhammer To Become Chairman Global Affairs. Jan. 6, 2004. BusinessWire. Accessed September 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "William P. Lauder profile at WWD.com". WWD. Archived from the original on 2010-10-29.
  6. ^ "Executive Compensation: William P. Lauder. For year end June 30, 2009". www.equilar.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2010.
  7. Huffington Post
    . 11 May 2010.
  8. ^ "Dr. Bernard Jacobs, 68, Orthopedic Surgeon". The New York Times. April 22, 1992.
  9. ^ "Forbes profile: William Lauder". Forbes. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
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