Carl Haney

Transformational C-Suite R&D and Innovation Executive with over 35 years of experience driving innovation, growth, and increasing market share at Fortune 500 companies through cycles of growth, volatility, and market disruption. Expertise in developing consumer- centric, brand-building innovations and executing value creating innovation strategies and accretive new product pipelines, across Beauty, Personal Health, Grooming, and Fabric Care categories. A proven track record of launching breakthrough products, optimizing value chains, and leading high-performing global teams with operational excellence. Since 2012, has served as Executive Vice President of Global Innovation and R&D at The Estée Lauder Companies focused on driving transformative product innovation across every facet of the company’s R&D network, including delivering on-trend innovations across subcategories, product benefits and occasions and price points. He also oversees the company’s strategic external innovation efforts, including partnership with companies and start-ups from across diverse sectors and academic and scientific research institutions. Prior positions at Procter & Gamble include leading and driving brand, category and regional innovation. During his tenure at P&G, he led and delivered billion-dollar brand building game changing innovation for Health, Beauty Care, and Grooming categories with assignments across the US, Latin America, and Europe. Carl brings vision, consumer inspired and idea-led technology to deliver consistent sustainable market share growth and creating competitive advantage. Carl is known for his creativity, driving ideas passionately, agile business acumen, strategic prowess, decisive leadership and inclusion. Has served and advised on multiple boards, including the New England Conservatory’s Board of Overseers & Visitors, Corium International, and a number of digital start-ups across education, technology, marketing, media and clean energy.