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Thia Breen, Former Estée Lauder Cos. Executive, Dies

Former group president, North America, was 73.

Thia Breen

Thia Breen, the long-time executive at The Estée Lauder Companies, died from cancer. She was 73. Her cosmetics industry career began at her father’s drugstore in Minnesota. At 13, she handled the Bonne Bell account. There, and later at Dayton-Hudson department store, Breen always remembered to put the customer first. In an interview with Beauty Inc in 2013, Breen explained: “It’s how I grew up in the drugstore. I add a few more zeros to the business, but still, that whole i...

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