Stéphane de La Faverie

Executive Group President

Stéphane de La Faverie is Executive Group President at The Estée Lauder Companies. In this role, Stéphane oversees a diverse portfolio – from billion-dollar-plus brands such as Estée Lauder, to scaling and developing brands including The Ordinary and Le Labo. His portfolio also includes Jo Malone London; AERIN Beauty; KILIAN PARIS, Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle, Darphin Paris and LAB Series; DECIEM family of brands; Too Faced; Smashbox; and GLAMGLOW. In addition to managing his brand portfolio, Stéphane drives integrated planning and end-to-end business operations enterprise wide.

With more than 25 years of experience in prestige beauty, Stéphane has an outstanding track record of building and leading global brands and is widely respected across the industry for his comprehensive understanding of global markets, local relevance and consumer dynamics. Since joining The Estée Lauder Companies in 2011, he has demonstrated an uncompromising focus on brand excellence and innovation across categories, geographies and channels, as well as an ability to deliver profitability with discipline, speed and efficiency.

Stéphane’s strength as an inclusive and empathic leader and his ability to balance emotional inspiration, authenticity, and strategic insights to drive long-term, sustainable growth, have helped him successfully build his portfolio of brands and nurture a winning leadership team. During his leadership of the Estée Lauder brand from 2016-2022, Stéphane harnessed growth opportunities, including hero products, digital-first and data-led marketing, new technologies, and high-growth channels. These strategies enabled the brand to engage a diverse consumer base, and led it to become a top brand among Chinese consumers. He has also played an instrumental role in enhancing ELC’s fragrance portfolio during a pivotal moment for the category, adeptly navigating industry shifts and evolving consumer behaviors to create a powerful engine of growth. Stéphane has also shepherded and scaled smaller brands including the integration and expansion of industry disruptor, The Ordinary, as part of ELC’s acquisition of DECIEM.