Board of Directors

Director since 2011

Ms. Christianson is a Senior Advisor at Morgan Stanley, a global financial services firm. Prior to her retirement in January 2022, she was the Managing Director and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Asia Pacific and Chief Executive Officer of China at Morgan Stanley, with responsibility for all aspects of Morgan Stanley’s operations in China. Prior to rejoining Morgan Stanley in 2006, she was the Chairman of China for Citigroup Global Markets (Asia Ltd.) and previously served as Chairman of China and Country Manager for Credit Suisse First Boston.

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

Director since 2009

Mr. Freda has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since July 2009. From March 2008 through June 2009, he was President and Chief Operating Officer, where he oversaw a number of brands in the Company's portfolio. He also was responsible for the Company's International Division, as well as Global Operations, Research and Development, Packaging, Quality Assurance, Merchandise Design, Corporate Store Design, and Retail Store Operations. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Freda served in a number of positions of increasing responsibility at The Procter & Gamble Company (“P&G”), where he was responsible for various operating, marketing, and key strategic efforts for over 20 years. He also spent more than a decade in the Health and Beauty Care division at P&G. From 1986 to 1988, Mr. Freda directed marketing and strategic planning for Gucci Spa. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of BlackRock, Inc., a global asset management company.

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 on the boards of directors of Bunge Limited, Loews Corporation, and Restaurant Brands International Inc. Additionally, within the past five years, he served as a director of Apollo Global Management, LLC. 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 also serves as a board member and Executive Committee member of Castleton Commodities International LLC. He 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 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. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Barry Callebaut AG.

Ms. Dong is a member of the Audit Committee.

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 a member of the Board of Directors of Zalando SE.

Ms. Hyman is a member of the Audit Committee.

Director since 2009

Ms. Lauder is Executive Vice President, Enterprise Marketing and Chief Data Officer. 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 1958

Mr. Lauder is Chairman Emeritus of the Company. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors from 1995 through June 2009 and served as the Company's Chief Executive Officer from 1982 through 1999 and President from 1972 until 1995. He formally joined the Company in 1958 after serving as an officer in the U.S. Navy. Since joining, he has held various positions, including executive officer positions other than those described above. He is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of the Whitney Museum of American Art, a Charter Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania, a Trustee of The Aspen Institute, and the co-founder and Co-Chairman of the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation. In addition, Mr. Lauder is Honorary Chairman of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. He also served as a member of the White House Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations under President Reagan.

Director since 2016 and from 1968-1986 and 1988-2009

Ronald S. Lauder is the younger son of Estée and Joseph Lauder and, like his brother, Leonard, learned the family business at the dinner table. He formally joined the company in 1964, beginning his career in the Oevel, Belgium factory. His executive roles began when he became General Manager of Clinique Laboratories in 1985, and he has served as Chairman since 1994. Mr. Lauder was instrumental in the creation of Prescriptives and served as Chairman of Estee Lauder International from 1992 to 2002. He was elected as a member of the Board of Directors of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. in 2016; previously, he was a member of the Board of Directors of the Company from 1968-1986 and again from 1988 to July 2009.

Director since 1996

Mr. William P. Lauder is Executive Chairman of the Company and, in such role, he is Chairman of the Board of Directors. 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. Mr. Lauder is a member of the Board of Directors of ICG Hypersonic Acquisition Corp. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of the Fresh Air Fund, as a member of the boards of trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and The Trinity School in New York City, and as a member of the boards of directors of the 92nd Street Y and the Partnership for New York City, and he is on the Advisory Board of Zelnick Media. Mr. Lauder is also Co-Chairman of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

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

Director since 2022

Mr. Nuñez 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, until early October 2022. Prior to joining Nubank in June 2021, he founded AIE Creative, a branding and marketing firm, 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 Audit Committee.

Director since 1999

Mr. Parsons has been the Chairman of the Equity Alliance, a firm that invests in diverse, emerging venture capital fund managers, since January 2021. Until September 2022, he was also a senior advisor to Providence Equity Partners LLC, a global private equity and investment firm. Mr. Parsons is a co-founder and partner of Imagination Capital LLC, a venture capital firm. From 1996 until 2012, he was a director of Citigroup Inc. and served as its Chairman from February 2009 to April 2012. From May 2003 until his retirement in December 2008, Mr. Parsons served as Chairman of the Board of Time Warner Inc. From May 2002 until December 2007, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Time Warner Inc. From January 2001 until May 2002, Mr. Parsons was Co-Chief Operating Officer of AOL Time Warner. Mr. Parsons is on the boards of directors of Group Nine Acquisition Corp., Lazard Ltd. and Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. Additionally, within the past five years, he served as a director of CBS Corporation. Mr. Parsons currently serves as Chairman of the Jazz Foundation of America.

Mr. Parsons is a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and ESG Committee.

Director since 2000

Lady de Rothschild is a co-founding partner of Inclusive Capital Partners, an investment manager, and she is the Chair of E.L. Rothschild LLC, a private investment company with investments in media, information technology, agriculture, financial services, and real estate worldwide. She was the Chief Executive of E.L. Rothschild LLC from 2002 to 2016. Lady de Rothschild has been a director of The Economist Newspaper Limited since October 2002. From 1989 to 2002, she was President and Chief Executive Officer of FirstMark Holdings, Inc. Lady de Rothschild is on the Board of Directors of Nikola Corporation. She serves on the Board and Executive Committee of The Peterson Institute for International Economics. Lady de Rothschild is a trustee of the Rothschild Eranda Foundation and a board member of the McCain Institute. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (USA), Chatham House (UK), the International Advisory Council of Asia 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 with a primary focus 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 Wildcat Acquisition Corporation, Jaws Mustang Acquisition Corp, Jaws Hurricane Acquisition Corporation, and Jaws Juggernaut Acquisition Corp. Mr. Sternlicht is also on the Board of Directors of Cano Health, Inc. Additionally, within the past five years, he served as a director of A.S. Roma, Baccarat S.A., Invitation Homes, Inc., Jaws Spitfire Acquisition Corp., TRI Pointe Group Inc., 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 Center and the Executive Advisory Board 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 specializing 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. Ms. Tejada is a member of the Board of Directors of UiPath, Inc.

Ms. Tejada is a member of the Compensation Committee and Stock Plan Subcommittee.