Leonard Lauder, the eldest son of cosmetics pioneers Estée and Joseph H. Lauder, died on Saturday, according to an announcement by Estée Lauder Companies.

Leonard Lauder joined the company in 1958 and played a key role in transforming the business from a handful of products sold under a single brand in U.S. stores to a multi-brand cosmetics giant.

Leonard Lauder, a renowned philanthropist who expanded the family cosmetics business into a worldwide empire, has died at the age of 92. Estee Lauders Cos. announced the news in a release on