Estee Lauder Chairman Emeritus Leonard Lauder dies at 92br br Estee Lauder said on Sunday, June 15, that its chairman emeritus, Leonard Lauder, died on Saturday at the age of 92.br br Lauder joined the company in 1958 and played a key role in transforming the business from a handful of products sold under a single brand in US stores to a multi-brand cosmetics giant.br br He was the son of company founders Estee Lauder and Joseph Lauder.