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Estée Lauder Names Rashida La Lande as Executive Vice President and General Counsel
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) has appointed Rashida La Lande as Executive Vice President and General Counsel, effective Today, August 19, 2024. La Lande will report jointly to Executive Chairman William P. Lauder and President and CEO Fabrizio Freda. She will also join the company’s Executive Leadership Team, assuming responsibility for ELC’s global legal organization. In this role, La Lande will serve as a strategic advisor to the company and its Board of Directors, overseeing legal strategy, privacy, security, and compliance matters.
La Lande brings over 25 years of experience in legal advisory roles across various industries, including consumer products, retail, financial services, and technology. Before joining Estée Lauder, she was the Executive Vice President and Global Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer at The Kraft Heinz Company, where she led the legal function and managed a broad portfolio of legal and corporate responsibilities. Her extensive experience and strategic insight are expected to be pivotal in driving ELC’s long-term growth and supporting its global business operations.
Target Appoints Amy Tu as Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) has named Amy Tu as its new Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, effective August 25, 2024. Tu will succeed Don Liu, who is retiring and transitioning to a strategic advisory role until May 2025. In her new role, Tu will oversee Target’s legal, compliance, and corporate governance functions, and she will join the company’s leadership team, reporting directly to Chair and CEO Brian Cornell.
Tu’s legal and operational experience spans multiple sectors, including retail, aviation, and food industries. She previously held senior roles at Walmart, The Gap, and Boeing before joining Tyson Foods, where she served as General Counsel and later as President of the company’s international division.
Target Published a Q&A with Amy Tu on its website, asking her to share more about herself, her leadership style and what she’s most looking forward to with her new team:
I’m also a retailer at heart. The industry holds a special place for my family and me — my husband and I have had amazing retail experiences in our careers, and his father and my mother worked in retail as well! I love being a student of the fast-paced world of retail, from how consumers’ shopping habits are changing to the increasingly critical role of digital. I’m excited to be a part of helping Target navigate this exciting future, and I know our legal affairs team has a big role to play.
For months, I pounded the pavement in a new country, learning as much as I could about our European partners and how a new capability could help our business. They were some of the toughest months of my career! But my work was the seed of a new global law affairs practice group that still operates today. It would never have happened if I hadn’t believed in myself to blaze my own trail, and if my leaders hadn’t said ‘yes.’
Read the remainder of the Q&A on corporate.target.com