Karen Jacobs: Who is William Lauder’s ex wife?

Karen Jacobs is the ex-wife of business mogul William Lauder whom he married in 1987.

The couple divorced in 2010, after having three children.

Not much information is available about Karen. She seems to enjoy living a private life.

Who Is William Lauder?

William Lauder is a famous billionaire businessman, and executive chairman of one of the world’s leading cosmetic company brand The Estée Lauder Companies.

Born on April 11, 1960, Lauder studied Economics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Lauder worked as field sales manager at Prescriptives before joining The Estée Lauder Companies in 1986 as “regional marketing director of Clinique USA in the New York Metro area.”

He also served as associate merchandising manager of the New York Division/Dallas store, and later as vice president/general manager and then president of Origins Natural Resources Inc.

When Lauder was president, Clinique Laboratories, the Moisturizing Lotion became the best-selling skin care product in U.S. department stores.

The brand also launched its first anti-aging product, Stop Signs Visible Anti-Aging Serum under his leadership, and went on to win the Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) Award for “Best Skin Care Product in Limited Distribution” in 2000.

Lauder became group president of The Estée Lauder Companies, and president of Clinique Worldwide in 2001, a position he held until 2004.

In 2004, he became chief executive officer until 2009