George Daher

With nearly 30 years of industry experience and strategic leadership, Daher is a highly accomplished expert in the fields of product safety, regulatory affairs, registration, data management, and green chemistry. He specializes in advising high-performing teams on how best to organize and assure product safety and regulatory compliance.

Prior to joining Estée Lauder, Daher served as Vice President, Global Safety Assessment & Regulatory Affairs for SC Johnson, where he led a division on human and environmental safety and regulatory policies and represented the company as a member of the Board of Directors for the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials, Inc. Previously, he was Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for North and Latin America for Firmenich, overseeing a department of scientists specializing in R&D, commercial, and manufacturing of fragrance, flavors, and specialty ingredients. He began his career at Procter & Gamble, where he served in several roles — most prominently as Section Head, Beauty Care Technology Division, Global Business Unit.

Daher earned a doctorate in toxicology from The University of Alabama at Birmingham and a Master of Science in Environmental Health Toxicology and a bachelor's in biology and microbiology from the University of Minnesota.