Estée Lauder promotes John Demsey as Group President
26 Jul '06
3 min read
Daniel J. Brestle, Chief Operating Officer, The Estée Lauder Companies announced the promotion of John Demsey to Group President, The Estée Lauder Companies. Mr. Demsey, who was previously Global Brand President of Estée Lauder, will continue to oversee the Estée Lauder brand as well as M-A-C Cosmetics, Prescriptives, Sean John and Tom Ford Beauty and will continue to report to Dan Brestle.
"John Demsey is an immensely talented executive with the creativity, business acumen and passion to help bring The Estée Lauder Companies into the future," said William P. Lauder, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Estée Lauder Companies. "Given our strategy of building the best brands and having the best people, John is an essential part of the mix."
"John has done an extraordinary job of nurturing and growing his portfolio of brands," said Daniel J. Brestle, Chief Operating Officer, The Estée Lauder Companies. "This promotion is a true recognition of a job well done and in addition it gives John the opportunity to participate even more actively in the development of The Estée Lauder Companies."
John Demsey began his career in retail, holding various executive positions with Bloomingdale's, Macy's and Saks Fifth Avenue. He then moved into cosmetics as Vice President of Sales at the specialty division of Revlon handling Borghese, Alexandra de Markoff and Lancaster Cosmetics. Mr. Demsey joined The Estée Lauder Companies in 1991 where he held several positions at the Estée Lauder brand including Senior Vice President of Sales and Education for Estée Lauder USA and Canada.
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