United States
Roberto Canevari
Roberto Canevari
Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain
Roberto Canevari was named Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., in 2021. In this role, Mr. Canevari oversees the Company’s Global Supply Chain operations, including end-to-end procurement, manufacturing, planning, quality assurance and logistics for the Company’s diverse brand portfolio across all channels and geographies.
Mr. Canevari, a member of the Company’s Executive Leadership Team, is a highly respected and talented supply chain expert who has successfully led and transformed the end-to-end supply chain organisations of several global, luxury and brand-led companies. In addition to being a highly experienced and innovative expert in his field, Mr. Canevari has a passion for driving an organisation’s culture and values. He is a collaborative and inspirational leader, with a unique ability to connect the dots across brands, functions and regions to drive meaningful transformation across the value chain.
Mr. Canevari is responsible for overseeing the Company's integrated, agile and demand-driven Global Supply Chain. He oversees the development and implementation of innovative strategies and solutions that meet and exceed the demands of the Company's global consumers, while partnering closely with internal and external stakeholders to leverage emerging trends, drive innovation and continuously improve processes. He partners closely with the Global R&D organisation to strengthen the Company's value chain and consistently maximise total quality and value. In addition, building on the Company’s long-term, outstanding relationships with global suppliers, he strengthens and strategically evolves partnership models, prioritising safety, sustainability and responsible sourcing to continue to create luxurious beauty products.
Prior to joining The Estée Lauder Companies, Mr. Canevari served as Executive Vice President of Supply Chain, Europe at Unilever PLC. During his tenure, he oversaw end-to-end supply chain operations for the company’s European business and was responsible for a team of more than 10,000 employees and 44 factories with production across the food, home and personal care categories. Prior to his time with Unilever, Mr. Canevari served in several executive supply chain roles of increasing responsibility at companies such Burberry Group PLC, Carrefour SA, Nestlé Water and Reckitt Benckiser PLC.