COMPANY

Cosmetics company, founded 1946 by Estée and Joseph Lauder.

Official Website:
http://www.elcompanies.com/

Industry:
Consumer Products

Ticker:
NYSE:EL

Corporate headquarters:
New York City

Sales:
$5.8B (2004)

Employees:
22,200 (2004)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gina Boswell	Business	c. 1962		Senior Alberto-Culver executive
Fred H. Langhammer	Business	13-Jan-1944		CEO of Estée Lauder, 2000-04
Aerin Lauder	Business	23-Apr-1970		Senior VP at Estée Lauder
Estée Lauder	Business	1-Jul-1908	24-Apr-2004	Cosmetics magnate
Leonard Lauder	Business	c. 1933		Chairman of Estee Lauder
Ronald S. Lauder	Business	26-Feb-1944		US Ambassador to Austria, 1986-87
William Lauder	Business	c. 1961		CEO, Estée Lauder
Edward M. Straw	Military	c. 1939		Former US Navy Vice Admiral

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charlene Barshefsky	Diplomat	11-Aug-1950		US Trade Representative, 1997-2001
Rose Marie Bravo	Business	13-Jan-1951		CEO of Burberry, 1997-2006
Paul J. Fribourg	Business	1954		CEO of ContiGroup
Mellody Hobson	Business	3-Apr-1969		President of Ariel Capital Management
Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr.	Business	12-Aug-1936		CEO of Hallmark, 1986-2001
Aerin Lauder	Business	23-Apr-1970		Senior VP at Estée Lauder
Leonard Lauder	Business	c. 1933		Chairman of Estee Lauder
Ronald S. Lauder	Business	26-Feb-1944		US Ambassador to Austria, 1986-87
William Lauder	Business	c. 1961		CEO, Estée Lauder
Richard Parsons	Business	4-Apr-1948		CEO of Time Warner, 2002-07
Lynn Forester de Rothschild	Business	2-Jul-1954		Telecom executive
Barry S. Sternlicht	Business	1960		Founder of Starwood Hotels

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Fred H. Langhammer	Business	13-Jan-1944		CEO of Estée Lauder, 2000-04
Estée Lauder	Business	1-Jul-1908	24-Apr-2004	Cosmetics magnate
Ronald S. Lauder	Business	26-Feb-1944		US Ambassador to Austria, 1986-87
Faye Wattleton	Activist	8-Jul-1943		President, Planned Parenthood, 1978-92

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gerald A. Benjamin	Business	c. 1953		CAO of Henry Schein

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ashley Judd	Actor	19-Apr-1968		Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Carolyn Murphy	Model	11-Aug-1975		Cover of 2005 SI swimsuit issue

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