Colgate Elects Lisa M. Edwards to Board of Directors
February 21 2019 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
Colgate-Palmolive Company today announced that Lisa M. Edwards,
Executive Vice President, Strategic Business Operations, Customer
and Partner Engagement of Salesforce.com, Inc., has been elected to
Colgate's Board of Directors effective March 1, 2019. The Company
also announced that Ellen Hancock will retire from the Board
effective May 10, 2019 at the end of her current term.
Lisa M. Edwards, 51, brings extensive leadership experience and
expertise in finance, e-commerce and information technology to
Colgate’s board. Ms. Edwards has served as Executive Vice
President, Strategic Business Operations, Customer and Partner
Engagement of Salesforce.com, Inc. (“Salesforce”), an enterprise
software company, since 2017. She joined Salesforce in 2012 as
Executive Vice President, Finance, Head of Global Corporate
Services and Chief Procurement Officer. Ms. Edwards previously
served in several senior management roles at Visa Inc., including
as Senior Vice President and Head of Global Business Development
and IP Strategy. Prior to that, she was an entrepreneur after
starting her career at Bain & Company.
Ellen Hancock, Former President of Jazz Technologies, Inc.
(formerly Acquicor Technology), will not stand for re-election to
the Board of Directors at Colgate’s 2019 Annual Meeting. Ms.
Hancock has contributed greatly to the Company’s success for three
decades, especially through her focus on Colgate’s corporate
governance and information technology strategy, and her leadership
of the Board's Finance Committee.
Commenting on the new director election, Ian Cook, Colgate’s
Chairman and CEO, said, “We are delighted to welcome Ms. Edwards to
the Board and are pleased that she will contribute her outstanding
capabilities to Colgate. Ellen Hancock has our profound thanks for
her immeasurable contributions to Colgate’s business success and
governance excellence, and we extend our best wishes for her
retirement.”
Separately, the Company also announced today that Colgate
executive, Dennis Hickey, 70, has elected to retire on February 28,
2019 after nearly 42 years of service. Throughout his career, Mr.
Hickey held a variety of key financial positions for the Company,
most recently serving as Chief Financial Officer from 2011 until
2018, when he became Vice Chairman.
Mr. Cook commented, “Esteemed for his financial expertise and
operational insights, Dennis has contributed greatly to Colgate's
success for over four decades. We're extremely grateful for his
leadership and wish him all the best in his retirement.”
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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,
elmex, Tom’s of Maine, Sorriso, Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick,
Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sanex, Elta MD, PCA Skin, 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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