– USA, NY – The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) announced the nominations of Dana Strong, CBE, and Annabelle Long for their elections to its board of Directors at the AGM on November 13, 2025.
Ms. Strong and Ms. Long are globally respected leaders whose careers have been defined by visionary leadership, strategic insight, and strong track records of driving growth and operational excellence at consumer-focused, high-performing companies. Their nominations underscore the company’s commitment to cultivating a board with deep, strategically aligned expertise across digital, operational, and turnaround transformations, Asia/Pacific business matters, direct-to-consumer marketing, and technology.
About Dana Strong, CBE
Dana Strong serves as CEO of Sky, part of Comcast Corporation, where she oversees a broad media and entertainment business across six countries in Europe. With more than 25 years of experience leading some of the world’s most recognized media brands, including Sky, Xfinity, Virgin Media, and AUSTAR, she brings strategic acumen across direct-to-consumer, digital innovation, and operational transformation capabilities.
Dana Strong has a proven track record of transformational leadership and innovation, spearheading Sky’s shift from traditional media distribution to digital and streaming platforms. She launched services such as Sky Glass and Sky Stream, expanded Sky Mobile, and repositioned and expanded Sky’s sports and original content portfolio. Previously, as President of Xfinity Consumer Services, she successfully led the most significant revenue segment of Comcast, the largest broadband provider and one of the largest distributors of entertainment in the United States.
With extensive international experience across the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and the U.S., Dana Strong has demonstrated agility in diverse regulatory, cultural, and business environments. She serves on The Wharton School of Business EMEA Advisory Board and previously served on the board of Telenet Group.
About Annabelle Yu Long
Annabelle Long is an experienced venture capitalist and board member with a strong background in digital innovation and business operations in Asia/Pacific. She serves as Founding and Managing Partner of BAI Capital, a venture capital firm focused on businesses operating in Asia and beyond with investments across AI, fintech, consumer retail, media, and content innovation. Additionally, Annabelle Long is a member of the Group Management Committee of Bertelsmann, where she contributes to global corporate strategy and development, and where she has led Bertelsmann’s China growth strategy and its transformation into a well-regarded global investment powerhouse.
Annabelle Long also sits on several public boards, including Tapestry Inc., NIO Inc., and LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. She is also on the board of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.
Named to Forbes’ Midas List in 2024 and Asia’s Power Businesswomen in 2020, Annabelle Long brings strategic insight on Asian consumer behavior, technology disruption, and public company governance.
About The Estée Lauder Companies
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The Company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.
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