Estée Lauder's global communications EVP Alexandra Trower is retiring. Trower's retirement comes after 13 years leading global communications across regions for the makeup giant, and will be effective July 1. Trower also serves as a board member of The Estée Lauder Companies' Charitable Foundation, is a founding member of the company's Diversity Council and the first executive co-sponsor of Welcome, the company's LGBTQA employee resource group. A successor has yet to be announced.