Colgate Elects John P. Bilbrey to Board of Directors
March 13 2015 - 09:00AM
Business Wire
Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) announced today that John P.
Bilbrey, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Hershey
Company, has been elected to Colgate’s Board of Directors.
Mr. Bilbrey, 58, brings considerable operational leadership
experience and in-depth knowledge of the fast-moving consumer goods
industry to the Colgate Board. Prior to joining The Hershey Company
in 2003, Mr. Bilbrey served as Executive Vice President, Sales at
Mission Foods and as President and Chief Executive Officer at
Danone Waters of North America. He also served in positions of
increasing responsibility in the United States and internationally
during his 22 years at The Procter & Gamble Company.
Separately, the Company announced that the Board of Directors
had accepted the resignation of Joseph Jimenez, Chief Executive
Officer of Novartis, who served on Colgate’s Board of Directors
since 2010. The Directors extended to Mr. Jimenez their sincere
thanks for all of his contributions.
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About Colgate-Palmolive: Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global
consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal
Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. Colgate sells its products in
over 200 countries and territories around the world under such
internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive,
Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, elmex, Tom’s of
Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Axion, Soupline, and Suavitel, as well as
Hill's Science Diet, Hill's Prescription Diet and Hill’s Ideal
Balance. For more information about Colgate's global business,
visit the Company's web site at http://www.colgatepalmolive.com. To
learn more about Colgate’s global oral health education program,
Bright Smiles, Bright Futures™, please visit
http://www.colgatebsbf.com. CL-C
For Colgate-Palmolive CompanyBina Thompson, 212-310-3072orHope
Spiller, 212-310-2291
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