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20 Oct

Leonard A. Lauder Honored With Retail Excellence Award –

A who’s who of luminaries from the retail, fashion and finance sectors turned out on Monday night to honor Leonard A. Lauder with the Retail Excellence Award cohosted by the Baker Retailing Center on the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and the Retail Leaders Circle. Lauder, who announced earlier this 12 months he’ll step down from the board of directors of the Estée Lauder Cos. when his current term expires in November, was feted by designer Tory Burch, Neiman Marcus CEO Geoffroy van Raemdonck, Saks CEO Marc Metrick and Lauder’s son, William P. Lauder and niece Jane Lauder, amongst many others, with introductory honors handled by Pfizer’s chief corporate affairs officer Sally Susman and MidOcean Partners chairman Matt Rubel. Sally...
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27 Sep

Leonard Lauder to Receive Retail Excellence Award – WWD

Leonard A. Lauder, chairman emeritus of The Estée Lauder Firms, will receive the “Retail Excellence Award” for his outstanding contributions to the retail and wonder sectors, along together with his philanthropic endeavors in academia, medicine and art. The award is being given by the Jay H. Baker Retailing Center on the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Retail Leaders Circle. Lauder will receive the award at an Oct. 16 dinner in his honor to be held on the Rainbow Room in Latest York City. “Leonard Lauder’s remarkable influence and achievements within the industry are matched only by his generosity as a philanthropist,” Thomas S. Robertson, Joshua J. Harris professor and professor of promoting on the Wharton School, said in...
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24 Aug

Leonard A. Lauder to Leave Board of Directors –

It’s the top of an era: Leonard A. Lauder will step down from the board of directors of the Estée Lauder Cos. in November when his current term expires. Lauder, who turned 90 this 12 months, will retain the title of chairman emeritus of the firm, which was founded by his parents, Estée and Joseph Lauder, in 1946. He will even proceed his role as “chief teacher officer,” and be involved in key initiatives around worker engagement and brand symposiums. “You’ll still see me out and about, and maybe at your desk, your retail store or at an organization event,” Lauder wrote in an internal memo to company employees obtained by WWD. “As we head into the longer term together, my calling...
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