The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. ·EL

Brand-led enterprise with a newly transitioned CEO

Household Products · Fortune #279 · Hybrid structure · 53K employees · New York, New York

7
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 10)
3.5
Avg span
moderate
2
Max depth
2 levels
3 yr
Avg tenure
71%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-06-30 · 10-K
Revenue
$14.3B
Operating income
$-785000000
Net income
$684M
Total assets
$19.9B

Sourced from The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2025-09-25 ↗ View on SEC

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Estée Lauder operates a brand-led enterprise structure in which a newly appointed CEO oversees a wide set of functional leaders. This page details the executive team, reporting structure, recent leadership changes, and how the company compares with global beauty peers.

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Latest signal Stéphane de La Faverie moved into President and Chief Executive Officer

Promoted effective January 1, 2025 following CEO succession.

Source · See change log

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The people

Who's running this

7 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.

internal

Stéphane de La Faverie

President and Chief Executive Officer

Executive

1 yr

6 reports

internal

Akhil Shrivastava

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Finance

1 yr

0 reports

internal

Jane Hertzmark Hudis

Executive Vice President, Chief Brand Officer

Brand & Marketing

8 yr

0 reports

internal

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Executive Vice President, Global Operations

Operations

4 yr

0 reports

—

Executive Vice President, Technology & Digital

Technology

2 yr

0 reports

Rashida La Lande

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Legal

1 yr

0 reports

internal

—

Executive Vice President, Human Resources

Human Resources

3 yr

0 reports

The businesses

How The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. divides the work

3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.

Brand & Marketing

12K employees

Chief Brand Officer (Jane Hertzmark Hudis)

Oversees global brand strategy, marketing, and consumer engagement across the portfolio.

Finance

3K employees

Chief Financial Officer (Akhil Shrivastava)

Manages financial strategy, reporting, treasury, and investor relations.

Global Operations

20K employees

EVP Global Operations

Runs manufacturing, supply chain, and distribution worldwide.

The thesis

Why this org is unusual

A distinctive feature of Estée Lauder’s structure is the CEO-led, brand-centric enterprise model following the January 2025 CEO transition.

The CEO has a broad span with major functional and brand leadership roles reporting directly, reflecting tight central control over brand equity and global execution.

The organization blends enterprise functions with strong brand stewardship, as shown by the prominence of the Chief Brand Officer alongside finance, legal, and operations. This structure supports consistency across a diverse brand portfolio while enabling scale efficiencies.

Compared with peers, Estée Lauder maintains relatively few hierarchical layers, emphasizing coordination at the top rather than deep divisional autonomy.

  • Recent CEO transition
  • No dedicated COO role

The comparison

How The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. stacks up

Compared with peers like L’Oréal and Procter & Gamble, Estée Lauder operates with a more centralized executive team and fewer disclosed divisional CEOs. L’Oréal relies heavily on regional and divisional autonomy, while Estée Lauder concentrates strategic authority at headquarters. Unlike Unilever, which uses a …

C-suite size

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
7
L'Oréal
10
Procter & Gamble
12
Unilever
11
Coty
9

Reporting depth

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
2 levels
L'Oréal
5 levels
Procter & Gamble
6 levels
Unilever
6 levels
Coty
5 levels

Avg C-suite tenure

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
3 yr
L'Oréal
6 yr
Procter & Gamble
7 yr
Unilever
5 yr
Coty
4 yr

Has COO / Has CAIO

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. — no COO — no CAIO
L'Oréal — no COO — no CAIO
Procter & Gamble ✓ COO — no CAIO
Unilever ✓ COO — no CAIO
Coty — no COO — no CAIO

Current signals

What changed recently

The most consequential change was the January 2025 CEO transition from Fabrizio Freda to Stéphane de La Faverie.

  • promoted
    Stéphane de La Faverie President and Chief Executive Officer

    Promoted effective January 1, 2025 following CEO succession.

    Source
  • departed
    Fabrizio Freda President and Chief Executive Officer

    Transitioned to Special Advisor on January 1, 2025; retirement planned June 30, 2026.

    Source
  • promoted
    Akhil Shrivastava Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

    Promoted effective November 1, 2024.

    Source

Leadership Timeline

Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.

FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2025-09-25
CEO
Stéphane de La Faverie
CEO span
7
C-suite
6
Avg tenure
3 yr

Year marked by CEO succession and executive team realignment.

Named executive officers (4)
  • Stéphane de La Faverie - CEO since 2025
  • Akhil Shrivastava - CFO since 2024
  • Jane Hertzmark Hudis - Chief Brand Officer since 2017
  • Rashida La Lande - General Counsel since 2024

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the CEO of Estée Lauder?

Stéphane de La Faverie has served as President and CEO since January 1, 2025.

What type of organizational structure does Estée Lauder use?

Estée Lauder uses a hybrid, brand-led enterprise structure with centralized executive oversight.

How many direct reports does Estée Lauder's CEO have?

The CEO has seven direct reports, spanning finance, brand, legal, operations, HR, and technology.

How has Estée Lauder's leadership changed recently?

The company completed a CEO transition in January 2025 and promoted a new CFO in late 2024.

Does Estée Lauder have a COO?

No, Estée Lauder does not currently have a dedicated Chief Operating Officer.

Sources

  • DEF 14A, Sep 2025
  • SEC EDGAR: The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
  • SEC EDGAR: The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. 10-K Annual Report

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