Lauder, the oldest son of Estée and Joseph H. Lauder, who founded the company in 1946, formally joined the New York business in 1958.

The billionaire was not only Estée Lauder's eldest son, who from the kitchen of their home concocted ointments that gave rise in 1946 to Estée Lauder Cosmetics, but he was also the one who ...

Leonard Lauder, the eldest son of Estee Lauder founders Estee and Joseph Lauder, has died aged 92, the cosmetics company has announced in a statement. The chairman emeritus and ex-CEO died ...

Estee Lauders Cos. announced the news in a release on Sunday and said he died on Saturday surrounded by family. Lauder, the oldest son of Estee and Joseph H. Lauder, who founded the company in 1946, ...

His elder son William is now chairman of Estée Lauder. Leonard Lauder, born March 19 1933, died June 14 2025 Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism.

Leonard Lauder, the son of the founder of Estée Lauder and the company’s former CEO, passed away this weekend at 92.

He was 92. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. announced his death Sunday “with deep sadness” and said Lauder, the eldest son of Estée and Joseph Lauder, had died at home “surrounded by family.” ...

Leonard Lauder, a renowned philanthropist who expanded the family cosmetics business into a worldwide empire, has died at the age of 92. Lauder, the oldest son of Estee and Joseph H. Lauder, who ...

Leonard Lauder, a renowned philanthropist who expanded the family cosmetics business into a worldwide empire, has died at the age of 92. Estee Lauders Cos. announced the news in a release on Sunday ...