Estée Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) announced that Chairman Emeritus Leonard Lauder died over the weekend at the age of 92. Lauder joined the company in 1958 and played a key role in transforming the business from one that only sold a handful of products sold under a single brand in U.

Leonard Lauder, a renowned philanthropist who expanded the family cosmetics business into a worldwide empire, has died at the age of 92.

Leonard Lauder — who served as the CEO of Estée Lauder, his mother's company — di4, 2025. He was 92. He was also an art collector who donated many of his items to museums.