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Irina Kulikova

Chief of Staff for the President of EMEA at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

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Overview

Irina Kulikova serves as Chief of Staff for the President of EMEA at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.[1][4] Kulikova brings over 15 years of international professional experience across strategy consulting firms and listed companies operating in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, and Russia, with a track record in driving strategic, organizational, and operational changes in the luxury, consumer products, and retail industries.[2] Prior to this role, Kulikova held positions as Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Initiatives at Estée Lauder and Senior Manager at Bain & Company.[6][8] Kulikova holds an MBA from INSEAD and advanced degrees in economics and finance from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and the Higher School of Economics respectively.[11][12][13]

Profile introduction
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Senior executive with over 15 years of international professional experience across top-tier strategy consulting firms and listed companies spanning Europe, Middle East, Africa, India, and Russia. Proven track record of driving complex strategic, organizational, and operational changes in the luxury, consumer products and retail industries, with a holistic understanding of the corporate value chain in matrix structures, acquired by being part and partnering with leadership teams (CEO, COO, CFO, CMO, CTO) and line leaders (commercial, supply chain, IT, digital, HR). Highly capable consumer-cen…

Career history

  1. Vice President Strategic development and Integration Europe, UK&I and Emerging markets (EUKEM)Jul 2025 to presentThe Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
  2. Chief of Staff for the President of EMEAFeb 2022 to presentThe Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
  3. Vice President Strategic development and Integration EMEAJan 2025 to Jun 2025The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
  4. VP Strategy and Corporate InitiativesDec 2020 to Jan 2025The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
  5. MemberJun 2025 to presentVirtual Advisory Board (VAB)
  6. Senior ManagerSep 2019 to Dec 2020Bain & Company
  7. Senior ManagerMay 2012 to Sep 2019Bain & Company
  8. Business Development Manager (Beauty, home, luggage categories)Jan 2012 to May 2012Zando

Education

  1. MBA2011 - 2011INSEAD
  2. Master 2, Economics2005 - 2006Universite Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne
  3. Master, Finance2004 - 2006Higher School of Economics

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