Colgate Appoints Henning Jakobsen as Chief Financial Officer and Dennis Hickey as Vice Chairman
May 04 2018 - 4:15PM
Business Wire
Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) announced today the
appointment of Henning Jakobsen, currently Vice President and
Corporate Controller, to succeed Dennis Hickey, as Chief Financial
Officer. Mr. Hickey will assume the role of Vice Chairman.
Mr. Jakobsen (57), who has served as Colgate’s Vice President
and Corporate Controller since October 2017, first joined Colgate
in 1989 and has held key financial positions for the Company's
European and North American business units, as well as General
Manager assignments in Africa and Europe. In 2006, he became Chief
Financial Officer of Chr. Hansen, a Denmark-based multinational
bioscience organization, before rejoining Colgate in 2011. Mr.
Jakobsen holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and a graduate
diploma degree in Finance and Business Administration from the
Copenhagen Business School.
Mr. Hickey (69) joined Colgate in 1977 and has served as the
Company's Chief Financial Officer since 2011. During his more than
40 years with Colgate, he has held a variety of senior financial
leadership positions for the Company and its European and North
American business units, and served in a variety of business
strategy leadership roles. Prior to serving as the Company’s CFO,
Mr. Hickey was Vice President and Corporate Controller for 13
years. Mr. Hickey, a CPA, is a graduate of Baruch College.
Ian Cook, Colgate’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer commented, "Colgate is enormously grateful for Dennis's
astute business and financial leadership over four decades and
pleased that he will assist with this transition, providing
continued counsel to our senior team and the Board of Directors. We
look forward to Henning’s leadership as CFO, drawing on his deep
knowledge of our business, and his proven track record of
delivering results, shaping business strategy, and maintaining
sharp focus on business integrity.”
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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, Speed
Stick, Lady Speed Stick, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso,
Kolynos, elmex, Tom’s of Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso,
Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Science Diet and Hill’s
Prescription Diet. For more information about Colgate’s global
business, visit the Company’s website
at http://www.colgatepalmolive.com. To learn more about
Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures® oral health education
program, please visit http://www.colgatebsbf.com. CL-C
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