Colgate-Palmolive announces new global management structure.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 1997-- Promotes David Metzler and Lois Juliber Lois D. Juliber has been a director of DuPont since 1995. Ms. Juliber is a retired vice chairman of Colgate-Palmolive Company, the principal business of which is the production and marketing of consumer products. to Executive Vice Presidents with Responsibility for High Growth Markets and Developed Markets, Respectively Colgate-Palmolive today announced that two senior Colgate executives have been promoted to head the Company's newly created High Growth Markets and Developed Markets regions, which together encompass all Colgate operations worldwide. Reuben Mark, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are refining ou organizational structure  This article has no lead section.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, one should be written. to reflect Colgate's excellent prospects for growth in both the developing and the developed worlds. However, the growth strategies in marketing, new products, distribution and technology employed in each of these two distinct geographical groupings are very different. This new organizational structure, led by two of Colgate's most experienced and proven executives, will better enable us to develop and implement tailored strategies and best business practices for each region, leading to enhanced overall profitability, speed and flexibility, and in turn, continued growth and value creation for all Colgate stakeholders." David Metzler, 54, has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief o Operations of the High Growth Markets, and will be responsible for all of Colgate's operations in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , Asia/Pacific, Africa and Eastern Europe Eastern Europe The countries of eastern Europe, especially those that were allied with the USSR in the Warsaw Pact, which was established in 1955 and dissolved in 1991. . He was previously President of Colgate - Europe. Before that, Mr. Metzler was President of Colgate - Latin America, where he directed the doubling of sales and tripling of profits over a six year period. He also has had previous responsibility for operations in Africa and India. Lois Juliber, 47, has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief of Operations of the Developed Markets, and will be responsible for all of Colgate's operations in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe. She was previously President of Colgate North America where, over the last three years, she led a performance resurgence, developing a series of highly successful new products and dramatically increasing profitability. Both positions will report to William Shanahan, President and Chief Operatin Officer and will be effective March 1. Their successors will be announced shortly. Mr. Metzler joined the Company in January 1965, and his increasing responsibilities have given him experience in many Colgate countries, including Venezuela, Costa Rica Costa Rica (kŏs`tə rē`kə), officially Republic of Costa Rica, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,016,000), 19,575 sq mi (50,700 sq km), Central America. , Benelux, Italy and Spain. In 1982, he was promoted to Vice President - Southern Europe Southern Europe or sometimes Mediterranean Europe is a region of the European continent. There is no clear definition of the term which can vary depending on whether geographic, cultural, linguistic or historical factors are taken into account. , Africa and India. Two years later he was appointed Vice President - Region 10, which consisted of the U.K., South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , Australia, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. and Canada. In 1985 he was made President of Colgate - Latin America, and in 1992 was promoted to President of Colgate - Europe. Ms. Juliber joined Colgate from General Foods to become President of Colgate's Far East Division in 1988. In 1992, she was promoted to Chief Technology Officer of the Corporation, a position she held until her promotion to President - Colgate North America in 1994. Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer products company tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Household Care, Fabric Care and Pet Nutrition. Colgate sells its quality products in 212 countries and territories under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Mennen, Kolynos, Ajax, Soupline, Suavitel and Fab, as well as Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription Diet pet foods. The full text of Colgate releases is available: Internet Address There are two kinds of addresses that are widely used on the Internet. One is a person's e-mail address, and the other is the address of a Web site, which is known as a URL. Following is an explanation of Internet e-mail addresses only. For more on URLs, see URL and Internet domain name. : http://www.colgate.com Shareholder Direct: 1-800-850-2654 CONTACT: Bob Murray 212-310-2199 Anne Crawford 212-310-2730 |
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