02.03.16
Henkel announced CEO Kasper Rorsted will leave the company on April 30, 2016. Rorsted served on the Henkel management board for 11 years, with eight years as CEO. Hans Van Bylen has been appointed as his successor.
“With the appointment of Hans Van Bylen as new CEO we have named a strong successor to the CEO position at an early time, as it is common practice at Henkel. Hans Van Bylen is an excellent choice as he has long-standing, international experience in managing brands and markets as well as a management board member at Henkel. On behalf of our governance committees and employees I wish Hans Van Bylen all the best and much success in his new role,” said Dr. Simone Bagel-Trah, chairwoman of the supervisory board and the shareholders’ committee.
The successor to Van Bylen’s post of executive vice president beauty care will be announced in due course, said the firm.
Van Bylen joined Henkel in 1984. His career at the company has spanned 31 years of management positions with broad geographical scope in two of Henkel´s business units, laundry & home care and beauty care. He started in Belgium, his responsibilities expanded to Benelux and then on to France, Western Europe, Middle East Africa, North America, Asia Pacific and Latin America. Since 2005, Hans Van Bylen has been a member of the management board, responsible for the beauty care business.
“With the appointment of Hans Van Bylen as new CEO we have named a strong successor to the CEO position at an early time, as it is common practice at Henkel. Hans Van Bylen is an excellent choice as he has long-standing, international experience in managing brands and markets as well as a management board member at Henkel. On behalf of our governance committees and employees I wish Hans Van Bylen all the best and much success in his new role,” said Dr. Simone Bagel-Trah, chairwoman of the supervisory board and the shareholders’ committee.
The successor to Van Bylen’s post of executive vice president beauty care will be announced in due course, said the firm.
Van Bylen joined Henkel in 1984. His career at the company has spanned 31 years of management positions with broad geographical scope in two of Henkel´s business units, laundry & home care and beauty care. He started in Belgium, his responsibilities expanded to Benelux and then on to France, Western Europe, Middle East Africa, North America, Asia Pacific and Latin America. Since 2005, Hans Van Bylen has been a member of the management board, responsible for the beauty care business.