The Estée Lauder Companies Announces the Promotion of Jane Hertzmark Hudis To Executive Group President
June 25 2020 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
This week, The Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) announced that
Jane Hertzmark Hudis has been promoted to Executive Group
President, effective July 1, 2020. She will continue to report
directly to Fabrizio Freda, President and Chief Executive Officer,
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC), with brand portfolio oversight of
Estée Lauder, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, AERIN, Origins, Aveda, Bumble
and bumble, Dr. Jart+ and Do The Right Thing.
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The Estée Lauder Companies Announces the
Promotion of Jane Hertzmark Hudis To Executive Group President.
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As one of the most accomplished, visionary executives in the
prestige beauty industry, Jane is highly regarded for her track
record of building and leading global brands. In her elevated role,
Jane’s portfolio reflects several of the highest growth areas of
the Company, including skin care and driving success across China
and APAC, as well as with Chinese consumers around the world.
“This well-deserved promotion recognizes Jane’s exceptional
leadership across the Company,” said Mr. Freda. “Throughout her
career, she has made a significant impact driving brand-building
expertise, spearheading the elevation of marketing and talent, and
leading her portfolio of brands to achieve outstanding broad-based
growth across categories, regions and channels. I am grateful to
Jane for all that she has done to drive the Company’s success and
as an advisor to me, and I know that she will continue to lead and
inspire us to even greater heights in the future.”
As an enterprise-wide leader, most recently as Group President,
Jane has been the Company’s top skin care strategist, helping to
drive expertise in this critical area. Today, Estée Lauder is the
number one brand in skin care globally, and La Mer is the number
one brand in luxury skin care globally. A champion of the Company’s
hero franchise strategy, she has driven innovation and built iconic
franchises including Estée Lauder’s Advanced Night Repair and La
Mer’s Créme de La Mer. The outstanding results of her brands are a
testament to her strategic vision, expertise in local relevance,
exceptional talent for driving innovation in product and consumer
marketing, and digital communication.
A passionate advocate of leadership development and inclusion
and diversity throughout her career, Jane co-founded ELC’s Women’s
Leadership Network in 2017 to inspire and engage women across the
organization, helping them become exceptional leaders and mentors.
In partnership with co-executive sponsors Tracey T. Travis,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Sara E.
Moss, Vice Chairman, Jane has expanded the Women’s Leadership
Network to over 2,000 members globally, with local chapters in
France and the United Kingdom.
Jane’s expertise has been widely recognized by many
best-in-class organizations. She serves on the Board of Tiffany
& Co. and as a Director of the Fashion Institute of Technology
(FIT) Foundation, as well as on the Advisory Board of the Breast
Cancer Research Foundation.
Prior to her promotion to Group President in 2016, Jane served
for seven years as Global Brand President, Estée Lauder, where she
led the brand’s modernization and digital evolution to attract a
new generation of global consumers. She solidified Estée Lauder's
position as a global leader in high-performance prestige skin care
and makeup, growing net sales by more than 40 percent and
establishing it as the number one brand in its prestige
distribution in Asia. Preceding her leadership of Estée Lauder,
Jane served in a number of key leadership roles at the Company,
including President of Origins and BeautyBank, a brand innovation
think tank she founded in 2003.
About The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. The Estée Lauder
Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and
marketers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care
products. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150
countries and territories under brand names including: Estée
Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Prescriptives, Lab Series, Origins, Tommy
Hilfiger, M·A·C, Kiton, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, Donna Karan New York,
DKNY, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Michael Kors,
Darphin, Tom Ford, Smashbox, Ermenegildo Zegna, AERIN, RODIN olio
lusso, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, By
Kilian, BECCA, Too Faced and Dr. Jart+.
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