Estee Lauder appoints Rene Lammers Chief Research & Innovation Officer

Global Beauty Conglomerate The Estee Lauder Companies Inc has announced the appointment of Rene Lammers, Ph.D. as Executive Vice President, Chief Research & Innovation Officer effective October 1, 2025.

In his new role Lammers will report directly to Stephane de La Faverie, President and Chief Executive Officer, and will join the company's Executive Team. He will lead the evolution of The Estee Lauder Companies' global Research & Innovation capabilities, including product and clinical innovation, scientific affairs, regulatory strategy, and upstream technologies across the company's brand portfolio.

'Rene is an exceptional and innovative leader whose deep scientific expertise, global perspective, and passion for cutting-edge product development will be instrumental as we transform our approach to research and innovation to more fully align with our focus on consumer centricity. Creating transformative innovation is integral to our strategic vision of Beauty Reimagined, and with Rene's leadership, we are elevating our capabilities to deliver even more breakthrough new products as well as on-trend innovation more quickly across prestige price tiers. With this appointment, I am excited that my Executive Team is now complete and positioned to lead the company into its next chapter of growth and transformation,' de La Faverie said in a press release.

A Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Delft University of Technology and a master's degree from Leiden University, Lammers has nearly 30 years of experience. He most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Science Officer of PepsiCo spearheading it's science and technology agenda, scaling billion-dollar platforms, and driving breakthrough innovation and sustainability advances that blended scientific rigor with consumer insights. Prior to PepsiCo, he held senior leadership positions at Unilever, where he developed pioneering technologies across personal care, home care, and laundry, and established innovation hubs across Europe and Asia.

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