Matthew Growdon

Responsible for the leadership of The Estée Lauder Companies in the Asia Pacific region with direct accountability for 12 affiliates / markets for the Company, including Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Hong Kong and Taiwan markets. Responsible for the development and execution of the strategic and business plan for the APAC region, full P&L responsibility, and full leadership of all functions and brands. Direct leadership of the APAC regional management team and a key member of Global Executive Leadership team (Exco). Manages the ELC brand portfolio in APAC and the development of new brands into the market. Current brand portfolio includes: Estée Lauder, Clinique, MAC, Tom Ford Beauty, Bobbi Brown, La Mer, Jo Malone London, Too Faced, Aveda, Le Labo, Lab Series, Kilian Paris, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, Aramis

President and Representative Director (Japan K.K.), responsible for the leadership of The Estée Lauder Companies in Japan, a global top 5 affiliate for the Company. Responsible for the development and execution of the strategic and business plan for the Japan affiliate, with full P&L responsibility. Direct leadership of the Japan management team and a key member of APAC leadership team. Manages the ELC brand portfolio in Japan and the development of new brands into the market. Current portfolio includes: Estée Lauder, Clinique, MAC, Tom Ford Beauty, Bobbi Brown, La Mer, Jo Malone London, Too Faced, Aveda, Le Labo, Lab Series, Kilian Paris, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, Aramis

Leadership of the Estée Lauder brand in EMEA; LATAM; APAC & Travel Retail - including marketing; retail and multi-channel functions. Key performance indicators include market-share; financial targets and the leadership of teams. Responsible for a multi-billion dollar P&L - the largest international brand in The Estée Lauder Companies and a top 3 global brand.

Regional management for the Estée Lauder and Tom Ford Beauty brands in Asia-Pacific region. Based in Hong Kong. Responsible for marketing, retail and multi-channel functions. Key performance indicators include market-share, regional financial targets and the leadership of the Asia Pacific teams. Market responsibility: Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, the Chinese Mainland and the Hong Kong and Taiwan markets. Responsible for regional P&L (over $1B). The #1 prestige beauty brand in Asia.

Regional management for the Estée Lauder and Tom Ford Beauty brands across EMEA. Based in Paris. Responsible for marketing, retail and multi-channel development. Key performance indicators include market-share, regional financial targets and the leadership of the EMEA brand teams. Market responsibility included France, Germany, Iberia, Italy, Switzerland, Benelux, Central Europe North, Central Europe South, Russia, Israel, India, Middle East, South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Turkey, Balkans, Nordic. Responsible for regional P&L ($0,5B).

Responsible for the development of the Estée Lauder brand in key emerging markets across Asia. Responsible for marketing, retail and multi-channel performance. Market responsibility included Malaysia, Thailand, The Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Singapore. Responsible for the launch preparation of Tom Ford Beauty across the Asia region.

General Manager for the Estée Lauder and Tom Ford Beauty brands in South Africa. Full P&L responsibility and direct management of brand teams.

General Manager for a portfolio of fragrance brands: Donna Karan, Michael Kors, Tommy Hilfiger, Aramis, Missoni, Lab Series, Sean John. Full P&L responsibility and team leadership.

National Marketing Manager for a portfolio of fragrance brands: Michael Kors; Missoni; Aramis; Lab Series; Donna Karan; Tommy Hilfiger

Associate on Marketing team.