---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001001250-22-000023"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EL"
cik: "0001001250"
company_name: "ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC"
filed_at: "2022-02-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T03:22:24.334231+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# John Demsey, Executive Group President, to leave Estée Lauder; retirement effective March 4, 2022

## Summary
- John Demsey, Executive Group President, was placed on unpaid leave on Feb 22, 2022, and now must retire, effective March 4, 2022.
- His departure follows a prior disclosure of unpaid leave; no successor named in this filing.
- The company has not disclosed the reason for the forced retirement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001001250-22-000023
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EL
- cik: 0001001250
- company_name: ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC
- filed_at: 2022-02-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001250/000100125022000023/0001001250-22-000023-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001250/000100125022000023/el-20220228.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001001250-22-000023
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001001250-22-000023.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001001250-22-000023.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John Demsey departed as Executive Group President at ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Executive Group President
  source text: Mr. Demsey was informed he must leave the Company, and he will retire, effective March 4, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001250/000100125022000023/0001001250-22-000023-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.