Chris Good promoted to President, United Kingdom and Ireland

Sandra Main promoted to Global Brand President, La Mer

NEW YORK -- (BUSINESS WIRE) --

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) announced today that Chris Good has been promoted to President, United Kingdom and Ireland, and Sandra Main has been promoted to Global Brand President, La Mer. Their new roles became effective on January 1, 2014.

Since 2012, Mr. Good has held the position of Managing Director, United Kingdom (U.K.) and Ireland, where he was responsible for overseeing the Company’s business in its largest market outside the United States. Mr. Good has been with the Company for more than 20 years, holding various senior level positions globally, including General Manager of Russia and Senior Vice President, Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, India and Africa. In his new role, Mr. Good will continue to report to Cedric Prouvé, Group President, International, The Estée Lauder Companies.

“Chris has been instrumental in recognizing huge areas of growth for the U.K. and Ireland, helping to expand our business in this very important heritage market,” said Mr. Prouvé. “His widely respected intelligence, strong understanding of the landscape and his strategic and inspiring leadership will help take the U.K. and Ireland to its next level of growth.”

Sandra Main has been promoted to Global Brand President, La Mer. She has held the position of Senior Vice President, General Manager, La Mer since 2009, leading the global growth of the brand, including the creation of the brand’s most recent groundbreaking innovations and spearheading the introduction of new product categories. In her new role she will continue reporting to John Demsey, Group President, Estée Lauder, M•A•C, Tom Ford Beauty, Prescriptives, Bobbi Brown, La Mer, Jo Malone, Smashbox, and Bumble and bumble.

Ms. Main started at The Estée Lauder Companies in 1995 as the Hong Kong Brand Manager for M•A•C. During her twelve years with the brand, she held a number of senior positions and was a key contributor to the international growth of M•A•C. Ms. Main later assumed the position of Senior Vice President, Bobbi Brown International before joining the La Mer brand.

“Sandra’s leadership has made the very special La Mer brand a must-have for women around the world who want the best in luxury skin care,” said Mr. Demsey. “She is an expert in building brand equity globally and converting La Mer’s aspirational positioning into meaningful consumer experiences around the world. Her leadership is best-in-class and I believe she will be hugely successful in her new position.”

Both Mr. Good and Ms. Main are members of The Estée Lauder Companies’ Executive Leadership Team.

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 over 150 countries and territories under the following brand names: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Prescriptives, Lab Series, Origins, M•A•C, Bobbi Brown, Tommy Hilfiger, Kiton, La Mer, Donna Karan, Aveda, Jo Malone, Bumble and bumble, Darphin, Michael Kors, American Beauty, Flirt!, GoodSkin Labs, Grassroots Research Labs, Tom Ford, Coach, Ojon, Smashbox, Ermenegildo Zegna, Aerin Beauty, Osiao, Marni and Tory Burch.

An electronic version of this release can be found at the Company’s Website, www.elcompanies.com.

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Sandra Main (Photo: Business Wire)

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