The Estée Lauder Companies has appointed Brian Franz as Chief Expertise, Knowledge & Analytics Officer, efficient April 21, 2025. Franz will report back to President and Chief Govt Officer Stéphane de La Faverie and can be a part of the corporate’s Govt Crew.
As the corporate’s first-ever mixed Chief Knowledge Expertise, Knowledge & Analytics Officer, Franz will lead the strategic transformation of The Estée Lauder Corporations’ world knowledge and expertise capabilities.
Stéphane de La Faverie, commented,
“As we drive our daring Beauty Reimagined vision, Brian’s deep experience and contemporary views will likely be pivotal in executing the most important expertise and operational transformation in our firm’s historical past. Brian’s expertise in modernizing infrastructure, constructing resilient and sustainable platforms, and advancing AI-driven capabilities will likely be vital as we speed up our evolution right into a extra agile and consumer-focused group.”
Franz will drive the subsequent period of expertise innovation, empowering manufacturers, industrial groups, and features with scalable, safe, and superior platforms that improve enterprise agility and ship high-touch, customized shopper experiences.
Franz will lead the corporate’s world Info Expertise (IT) group, guiding efforts to scale techniques whereas guaranteeing they’re agile sufficient to fulfill the altering wants of the enterprise.
Past IT, Franz may also oversee the Digital Expertise & Expertise and Enterprise Knowledge groups, the place they are going to deal with platform integration, delivering extra seamless and customized digital experiences for our shoppers, and harnessing knowledge as a strategic asset to drive quicker, smarter selections throughout the enterprise.
Franz joins The Estée Lauder Corporations from State Avenue, the place he most lately served as Govt Vice President, International Chief Info Officer and Head of Enterprise Resiliency. On this position, he led world expertise, enterprise resiliency, and knowledge for the group.
He additionally held senior management positions at Diageo PLC, PepsiCo Worldwide, GE, and AT&T.
