Happi Staff03.12.20
Colgate-Palmolive Company has announced that Ian Cook will retire as chairman of the Board and a director of Colgate-Palmolive Company, and that the Board of Directors has unanimously elected Noel Wallace, currently president and chief executive officer and a member of the Board of Directors, to the additional role of chairman of the Board, both effective April 1, 2020.
Wallace, speaking on behalf of the Board of Directors commented, “We are extremely grateful for Ian’s outstanding leadership of Colgate’s Board as its chairman and of the company as its CEO. He has the deep gratitude of all Colgate people for his highly effective, principled leadership and my warm thanks for his guidance and support over our leadership transition.”
Also, Martina Hund-Mejean, former chief financial officer of Mastercard Inc., has been elected to Colgate's Board of Directors, effective March 11, 2020. Hund-Mejean brings financial and business leadership experience from her 11 years as CFO of Mastercard. Prior to joining Mastercard, Hund-Mejean served as SVP and treasurer at Tyco International Ltd. and at Lucent Technologies Inc., and held a series of finance positions at General Motors Company.
Wallace, speaking on behalf of the Board of Directors commented, “We are extremely grateful for Ian’s outstanding leadership of Colgate’s Board as its chairman and of the company as its CEO. He has the deep gratitude of all Colgate people for his highly effective, principled leadership and my warm thanks for his guidance and support over our leadership transition.”
Also, Martina Hund-Mejean, former chief financial officer of Mastercard Inc., has been elected to Colgate's Board of Directors, effective March 11, 2020. Hund-Mejean brings financial and business leadership experience from her 11 years as CFO of Mastercard. Prior to joining Mastercard, Hund-Mejean served as SVP and treasurer at Tyco International Ltd. and at Lucent Technologies Inc., and held a series of finance positions at General Motors Company.