Colgate-Palmolive Names Chief Growth Officer & Creates Americas COO Role
Colgate-Palmolive Co. has named a new chief growth officer and created a chief operating officer role for its Americas business as part of several leadership appointments that take effect June 16.
All will report to president and CEO Noel Wallace, who said the company is refining its organizational structure to maintain a competitive edge within the global markets and categories it serves.
John Hazlin takes on the role of chief growth officer, which will oversee the implementation of the company’s 2030 strategic plan focused on enterprise transformation. Within this scope, Hazlin will lead global growth functions such as analytics, design, digital, research and development, and supply chain. Hazlin will continue to lead the Hill’s pet nutrition business as its president until a successor has been named.
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Shane Grant joins the company as its first COO for the North America and Latin America regions. He was previously with Danone, where he worked as group deputy CEO and within the plant-based and global sales businesses. Prior to Danone, Grant spent nearly 20 years with Coca-Cola Co., where he held various leadership roles across category leadership, commercial and general management.
More Leadership Moves
Panagiotis Tsourapas has been named COO for the Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa Eurasia regions, as well as the skin health and global customer development segments. He’s held several leadership roles in customer development, marketing and general management with the company.
CFO Stanley Sutula, who brings a background in driving transformation with tech and corporate strategy, will now also have strategic oversight of global IT and mergers and acquisitions.
Prabha Parameswaran, previously group president of growth and strategy, has been named vice chair, a role that collaborates closely with the leadership team to guide key enterprise priorities, which include innovation, omni demand generation and scaling AI across the organization. She will continue to lead the company’s sustainability and social impact strategy. The move is part of Parameswaran’s planned retirement from the company on October 1.
