Thia Breen to Retire From Estée Lauder

Thia Breen, group president of North America at Estée Lauder Companies Inc., has spent roughly 40 years molding sales teams and building brands, and now she has decided to retire. “It’s time,” said Breen, 66. “It’s been a great ride. But you know, there’s time to sort of start thinking about the next chapter.” Breen will be succeeded by Chris Good, president, U.K. and Ireland. He, in turn, will be succeeded by Philippe Warnery, currently general manager of the Canadian affiliate. Lauder said all these changes will take effect July 1. A native of Minnesota, Breen began her career in the training squad of Dayton-Hudson department store before joining Lauder in 1977 as a Clinique account executive. Over the years she gained a reputation for no-nonsense fearlessness and a knack for building high-performance teams. Asked what made her proud, Breen said: “The number of people that I have grown with and that have grown with me and have gotten promoted under me. It’s hard for me to have a meeting anywhere at any time in any city in any room that people haven’t worked with me, that I haven’t been their boss or something like that.” As for who mentored her, Breen came up with a single

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