e lauder companies inc. type public traded as nyse el s & p 500 component industry cosmetics founded new york city new york united states 1946 founders est e lauder joseph lauder headquarters general motors building new york city new york united states key people william p. lauder executive chairman fabrizio freda president and ceo products skin care makeup fragrance and haircare revenue us 10 968.8 million 2014 1 us 10 181.7 million 2013 2 operating income us 1 827.6 million 2014 3 us 1 526.0 million 2013 2 net income us 1 204.1 million 2014 1 us 1 019.8 million 2013 2 total assets us 7 868.8 million 2014 4 us 7 145.2 million 2013 2 total equity us 3 869.4 million 2014 4 us 3 301.9 million 2013 2 number of employees 44 000 website elcompanies.com the est e lauder companies inc. ste l d r is an american manufacturer and marketer of prestige skincare makeup fragrance and hair care products . the company owns a diverse portfolio of labels distributed internationally in up market department stores and has its headquarters in midtown manhattan new york city . contents 1 history 2 operations and finances 2.1 finances 2.2 board of directors 2.3 executive management 3 breast cancer awareness campaign bca 4 brands 5 controversies 5.1 sopa 6 other 6.1 boycott and anti boycott 6.2 animal testing 7 references 8 external links history edit the company began in 1946 when est e lauder and her husband joseph lauder began producing cosmetics in new york city . they first carried only four products cleansing oil skin lotion super rich all purpose creme and creme pack . two years later in 1948 they established their first department store account with saks fifth avenue in new york . over the next 15 years they expanded the range and continued to sell their products in the united states . in 1960 the company started its first international account in the london department store harrods . the following year it opened an office in hong kong . in 1964 they started aramis inc. designed by arame yeranyan with the fragrance named after yeremes a city in armenia producing fragrances and grooming products for men . in 1967 est e lauder herself was named one of ten outstanding women in business in the united states by business and financial editors citation needed . this was followed by a spirit of achievement award from albert einstein college of medicine at yeshiva university in 1968 . in that year the company expanded again opening clinique laboratories inc. clinique was the first dermatologist guided dr. norman orentreich allergy tested fragrance free cosmetic brand created by est e lauder . est e lauder s clinique brand became the first women s cosmetic company to introduce a second line for men when in 1976 they began a separate line called skin supplies for men which continues to be sold at clinique counters worldwide . in 1981 the company s products became available in the soviet union . in february 2004 the company s teen oriented jane business was sold ; in april 2006 the professional quality stila brand which est e lauder purchased in 1999 was sold . the company has had sometimes iconic spokesmodels sometimes referred to simply as faces . past faces for est e lauder include karen graham bruce boxleitner shaun casey willow bay paulina porizkova elizabeth hurley carolyn murphy anja rubik and actress gwyneth paltrow . as of 2008 update the main spokesmodel for est e lauder was supermodel hilary rhoda . in 2010 the company added three more faces to the roster chinese model liu wen puerto rican model joan smalls and french model constance jablonski . their first campaigns will come out june 2010 and will be shot by craig mcdean . 5 as of 2010 update est e lauder sold its products in department stores across the world and has a chain of freestanding retail outlets . on july 1 2010 the company acquired smashbox beauty cosmetics inc. a brand created in smashbox studios in culver city california by brothers dean and davis factor as in max . 6 the large est e lauder cosmetics counter at myer sydney city small medium sized pre 2013 style counter at new zealand retailer farmers on october 28 2011 aramis and designer fragrances a division of the est e lauder companies inc. and tory burch llc announced the signing of a multiyear agreement for the exclusive worldwide license of the tory burch fragrance business . this partnership marks tory burch s first step into the beauty industry . the first tory burch fragrance products are expected to be introduced in 2013 . 7 in 2012 the company launched aerin beauty a luxury lifestyle beauty and fragrance brand inspired by the signature style of its founder aerin lauder . in 2014 the company acquired two insider beauty brands rodin olio lusso a skin care brand renowned for its luxury face oil and le labo a fragrance and sensory lifestyle brand . in 2015 the company acquired editions de parfums fr d ric malle a fragrance brand and glamglow a hollywood skin care brand . 8 operations and finances edit finances edit as of 30 june 2014 update the end of the fiscal year the est e lauder companies had sales of more than 10.9 billion . as of 2014 87 % of the company stock is owned by the members of the lauder family . 9 board of directors edit current members of the board of directors of est e lauder companies inc. are charlene barshefsky rose marie bravo lynn forester de rothschild fabrizio freda paul j. fribourg wei sun christianson mellody hobson irvine hockaday aerin lauder jane lauder leonard a. lauder william p. lauder richard parsons barry sternlicht and richard f. zannino . 10 executive management edit leonard a. lauder is chairman emeritus . william p. lauder is executive chairman . fabrizio freda is president and chief executive officer . 11 breast cancer awareness campaign bca edit in october 1992 the bca campaign was launched by evelyn lauder est e s daughter in law who co created the pink ribbon with self magazine as a symbol of breast health . since then millions of people globally have heard the message about the importance of breast health and early detection can save lives . the est e lauder companies annual breast cancer awareness campaign involves all of the 18 brands that make up the est e lauder companies . they collectively represent the breast cancer research foundation s first and largest corporate supporter . est e s daughter in law created bcrf s signature pink ribbon . over 10 million were raised for the breast cancer research foundation between 1993 and summer 2003 . another 1 million were raised from their retail partners between july 2002 and summer 2003 . 12 brands edit the est e lauder companies brands include 13 cosmetics aerin bobbi brown by kilian 14 clinique darphin est e lauder frederic malle glamglow la mer lab series m a c origins osiao prescriptives smashbox fragrance aramis ermenegildo zegna jo malone london kiton le labo michael kors rodin olio lusso 15 tommy hilfiger tom ford tory burch haircare aveda bumble and bumble ojon controversies edit sopa edit est e lauder companies appeared on lists of major companies supporting sopa the controversial but unsuccessful congressional anti piracy bill that was considered overreaching by critics . 16 17 other edit boycott and anti boycott edit since at least february 2001 est e lauder and its brands have been the target of a boycott campaign . the boycott has been led by pro palestinian activists who have targeted the corporation because of the pro israel activities of ronald lauder . 18 19 in june 2003 the san francisco based queers undermining israeli terrorism quit took up the boycott with their est e slaughter campaign . 20 the boycott has generated an anti boycott campaign by supporters of israel . 21 animal testing edit the est e lauder companies performs non animal and human volunteer testing to assess product saftey and efficacy . the est e lauder companies does not perform animal testing except where required by law . the chinese government requires testing on animals for many cosmetic products . 22 references edit a b est e lauder companies investor relations sec filings . investors.elcompanies.com . 2014 08 20 . retrieved 2015 07 17 . a b c d e estee lauder companies inc 2013 annual report form 10 k xbrl . united states securities and exchange commission . august 23 2013 . edgar filing documents for 0001104659 14 062259 . sec.gov . retrieved 2015 07 17 . a b estee lauder companies inc 2014 q3 quarterly report form 10 q xbrl . united states securities and exchange commission . may 2 2014 . the new faces of beauty of the minute . models.com . retrieved 2010 04 16 . est e lauder companies investor relations news release . investors.elcompanies.com . retrieved 2015 07 17 . est e lauder companies investor relations news release . investors.elcompanies.com . retrieved 2015 07 17 . fact sheet fy 2014 . elcompanies.com . retrieved 2015 07 17 . the est e lauder companies inc. form 10 k . sec . sec . 2015 04 21 . retrieved 2015 04 21 . estee lauder companies cl a el new york board of directors businessweek . investing.businessweek.com . retrieved 2015 07 17 . our leaders . elcompanies.com . retrieved 2015 07 17 . summer 2003 bcrf newsletter est e lauder companies update . web . april 4 2005 . archived from the original on april 4 2005 . retrieved may 22 2011 . our brands . elcompanies.com . 2011 03 22 . retrieved 2015 07 17 . http elcompanies.com pages pressreleasestory.aspx releaseid 1855 the est e lauder companies acquires rodin olio lusso . elcompanies.com . 2014 10 31 . retrieved 2015 07 17 . all the companies supporting sopa the awful internet censorship law and how to contact them . gizmodo.com . retrieved 2015 07 17 . list of supporters h.r. 3261 the stop online piracy act pdf . judiciary.house.gov . retrieved 2015 07 17 . boycott israel campaign . retrieved august 6 2006 . american muslims for jerusalem have called for a boycott of estee lauder products . snopes . retrieved august 6 2006 . queers undermining israeli terrorism . retrieved august 6 2006 . armchair activist buy estee lauder products . may 11 2001 . archived from the original on june 7 2002 . retrieved august 6 2006 . 1 external links edit new york city portal companies portal est e lauder companies inc. website est e lauder companies inc. website asia est e lauder united states website est e lauder united kingdom website est e lauder germany website est e lauder russia website yahoo finance company profile lauder pays 135 million a record for a klimt portrait pequeno frasco castanho uma pele renovada e mais bonita est e lauder travel retail sales up 23 % in q3 2007 08 est e lauder perfumes and fragrances bca campaign official coordinates 40 45 49 n 73 58 22 w 40.76361 n 73.97278 w 40.76361 ; 73.97278 v t e est e lauder companies lauder family est e lauder founder william p. lauder executive chairman leonard lauder chairman emeritus aerin lauder creative director jane lauder global president people fabrizio freda president and ceo john dempsey group president brands aerin bobbi brown clinique darphin est e lauder goodskin labs glamglow jo malone london la mer lab series m a c prescriptives origins osiao smashbox fragrance aramis coach donna karan ermenegildo zegna kiton marni michael kors le labo rodin olio lusso tom ford tommy hilfiger tory burch haircare aveda bumble and bumble ojon categories est e lauder companies lauder family v t e cosmetics face anti aging cream bb cream botulinum toxin botox concealer cleanser facial