Est\u00e9e lauder Companies (ELC) have officially announced that Meridith Webster will join the company in the newly-created role of Executive Vice President, Global Communications and Public Affairs, effective May 17, 2021.
\u201cI am thrilled to be joining The Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies. Alex and MC each have done a terrific job leading the company\u2019s Global Communications and Public Affairs functions and positioning these talented teams as strategic business partners,\u201d said Meridith Webster. \u201cIt is an honor to step into this new role and I am excited to continue building on the successes of these teams in a rapidly-evolving space. I look forward to partnering with Fabrizio, William and the entire Executive Leadership Team to drive the overall success and continued growth of ELC.\u201d
She will succeed Alexandra (Alex) Trower as head of Global Communications and Maria Cristina (MC) Gonz\u00e1lez Noguera as head of Global Public Affairs. Her appointment follows the news that Alex has made the decision to retire in June after an esteemed career at the company, and that MC was recently tapped for the role of EVP and Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer at Popular Inc., the Puerto Rico-based global financial services conglomerate.
Webster will report jointly to William P. Lauder, Executive Chairman, and Fabrizio Freda, President and Chief Executive Officer. She will also join The Est\u00e9e Lauder Companies Inc.\u2019s (\u201cELC\u201d) Executive Leadership Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In this new role, Meridith Webster will lead ELC\u2019s global communications and public affairs strategic agendas to advance and protect its business interests and corporate reputation globally, and strengthen relationships to drive value for key stakeholders. She will serve as a strategic advisor to the ELC\u2019s Executive Leadership Team, the Board of Directors and the Lauder Family on a variety of critical topics.
Webster will oversee ELC\u2019s Global Communications and Public Affairs teams, elevating the impact of these important functions across the business. She will lead the strategy and delivery of holistic, integrated global communications to advance ELC\u2019s corporate reputation and winning business narrative, while building brand equity and strengthening the platforms that resonate with key audiences internally and externally. She will also lead the global public affairs and stakeholder engagement strategy to further advance ELC\u2019s business goals, build reputation capital and proactively mitigate issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The deep government experience of Meridith Webster includes tenures under multiple U.S. presidential administrations. She joins ELC from the Biden White House, where she served as Special Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the Domestic Policy Council.
At the Obama White House, she served as Senior Advisor to two White House Chiefs of Staff, Rahm Emanuel and Pete Rouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She also served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Susan Rice, then the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Meridith Webster started her career working at the Clinton White House and the U.S. State Department before earning her J.D. Degree at Georgetown University Law Center.
Prior to serving in the Biden Administration, she served as Vox Media\u2019s first-ever Chief Communications Officer, overseeing strategic and crisis communications and media relations across a growing modern media company, including editorial networks and advertising, studios, and podcasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She also previously led the Public Affairs practice at Emerson Collective and served as Global Head of Public Affairs at Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies where she managed the expansion of the business and established public affairs and communications functions in Washington, New York and globally.
\u201cOur world-class Global Communications and Public Affairs teams have consistently advanced ahead of the curve against the backdrop of an increasingly complex and rapidly-changing global landscape,\u201d said Fabrizio Freda. \u201cMeridith\u2019s appointment will continue to enable and enhance our delivery of thoughtful, effective communications to our valued global stakeholders as she leads these talented teams to new heights.\u201d
\u201cMeridith\u2019s deep public and private sector experience, coupled with her core values and leadership style, make her uniquely suited to step into this role now,\u201d said William P. Lauder. \u201cI am so proud of the incredible work of our Global Communications and Public Affairs teams and I know they will be in great hands under Meridith\u2019s leadership as she joins our ELC family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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