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Dan Brestle was appointed Chief Operating Officer The Estée Lauder Companies in January 2005. In this role he is responsible for Global Operations and Research and Development for the entire Company and oversees the Estée Lauder Jo Malone La Mer M·A·C and Prescriptives brands and the Company’s BeautyBank division.
Since July 2001 Mr. Brestle had been Group President The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. with global responsibility for the Company’s high-growth specialty brands including Aveda Bobbi Brown Bumble and bumble Darphin Jo Malone La Mer Prescriptives and Rodan + Fields. He also oversaw the launch of BeautyBank and its first four brands including American Beauty Flirt! good skinTM and grassrootsTM which are sold exclusively by Kohl’s in the United States.
From July 1998 through June 2001 Mr. Brestle was President Estée Lauder (USA & Canada) where he was instrumental in the brand’s globalization initiated the development of its website and successfully launched many innovative products. From 1992 until 1998 Mr. Brestle served as President of Clinique Laboratories where he expanded the Clinique business in North America and guided the business to the number-one position in cosmetics in U.S. department stores.
Mr. Brestle began his career with The Estée Lauder Companies in 1978 and spent four years in Operations in distribution and plant management before being named Regional Marketing Director for Aramis in 1983. The following year he joined Prescriptives as Vice President National Sales Manager doubling the business in four years. In 1988 Mr. Brestle was named President of Prescriptives which became one of the fastest-growing brands in the cosmetics industry.
Upon graduating from Villanova University in 1967 Mr. Brestle served in the United States Air Force for six years. In 1973 he joined Johnson & Johnson where he gained distribution manufacturing and operations experience.
Mr. Brestle is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Cosmetic Toiletry and Fragrance Association and the Contributions Chairman for the Look Good...Feel Better program. He serves on the Board of Directors of Abercrombie & Fitch on the Advisory Council of the College of Commerce and Finance at Villanova University and as an honorary member of the Board of Trustees of Shore Memorial Health Foundation in Somers Point New Jersey.
Mr. Brestle grew up in Atlantic City and currently lives in Wyckoff and Longport New Jersey with his wife Cathy. They have two children. | 