Joseph “Joe” Gubernick, a longtime executive at the Estée Lauder Cos., died Saturday at age 88.
giant. “As a major player in our company’s R&D [research and development] department, we will be forever grateful to Joe for his vision and creativity across so many products, and especially for his work on Night Repair and his contributions to the Origins line. In a word, Joe was a genius. Yet he was so much more. He was also a great, good and kind man. He was one of a kind and a cherished friend to many.
Gubernick joined the company from Revlon in 1972 as senior vice president of R&D. He held that position until 1985, when he focused on creating the Origins brand, which launched in 1990. In 1991, he rejoined R&D until 2000, when he assumed responsibility for the corporate product innovation group. In 2008, he was named chief marketing officer of the Estée Lauder brand.
After leaving Lauder, Gubernick established In Ventures. Most recently he was lead adviser to I-On Skincare, founded by Dr. Xi Huang, which is said to have a proprietary technology that removes and neutralizes various forms of iron in the skin.endeavors and desire to improve skin product benefits for all people around the world,” said Arnold Zimmerman, president of Catchers Mitt and director of Ion Skincare.
According to a Linked-In post from Harvey Gedeon, who worked with Gubernick and retired from Lauder in 2011, a memorial service is being planned for the spring. Donations may be made to Hudson Valley Hospice.
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