Leonard Lauder in April 2010. The part-time Cape Elizabeth resident, who — along with his wife, Judy Glickman Lauder — donated millions to a range of Maine causes, died Saturday.

Leonard, the Jewish son of company founders Estee and Joseph Lauder, was born and raised on the Upper West Side and spent six decades at the firm, launching a number of its top brands, including Cl… ...

Leonard Lauder, the heir of the Estée Lauder cosmetics fortune, died June 14, The Estée Lauder Companies announced in a June 15 press release. Lauder, 92, served as president of the cosmetics ...

NEW YORK – Leonard Lauder, a renowned philanthropist who expanded the family cosmetics business into a worldwide empire, has died at the age of 92. Estee Lauders Cos. announced the news in a ...

In 2014, Mr. Lauder was named a Living Landmark by the New York Landmarks Conservancy. Mr. Lauder and Ms. Glickman Lauder also received the Gordon Parks Foundation Patron of the Arts Award in 2016.

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) now has a market capitalization of about $24.3 billion. According to Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index, Lauder had a personal net worth of $15.6 billion.

He also established the Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art at the Museum. He was a trustee of the Whitney Museum of Modern Art from 1977 to 2011, and also its chairman emeritus.

On Jan. 1, 2015, Lauder married Judy Glickman Lauder, a philanthropist and internationally recognized photographer. Lauder was born in 1933 in New York City.

Lauder served as president of The Estée Lauder Cos. from 1972 to 1995 and as CEO from 1982 through 1999. He was named chairman in 1995 and served in that role through June 2009.

Leonard Lauder, former head of Estée Lauder Companies, dies at 92. His legacy includes transforming the beauty industry and philanthropic contributions.