Stéphane de La Faverie, chief executive officer of the Estée Lauder Cos., has officially completed building out his executive team with his latest appointment.

René Lammers Ph.D. has been named executive vice president, chief research and innovation officer, effective Oct. 1, reporting directly to de La Faverie.

Lammers joins from PepsiCo, where he most recently served as executive vice president and chief science officer, overseeing global R&D. Prior to PepsiCo, he held senior leadership positions at Unilever, where he developed technologies across personal care, home care and laundry.

This is not the first time de La Faverie has looked outside the box for his executive team, previously tapping Nestlé’s Aude Gandon as chief digital and marketing officer.

“René is an exceptional

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