Board of Directors

Ian Cook

Executive Chairman

Mr. Cook served as Colgate-Palmolive’s President and Chief Executive Officer from 2007 to July 2018 and Chief Executive Officer from July 2018 to April 2019. Mr. Cook joined Colgate-Palmolive in the United Kingdom in 1976 and progressed through a series of senior management roles around the world. He became Chief Operating Officer in 2004, with responsibility for operations in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. In 2005, he was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer, responsible for all Colgate-Palmolive operations worldwide.

Elected director in 2007, Chairman in 2009 and Executive Chairman in 2019.

Charles A. Bancroft

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Global Business Operations of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Mr. Bancroft joined Bristol-Myers Squibb in 1984 and held a series of positions of increasing responsibility within Bristol-Myers Squibb’s finance organization, including international assignments, as well as senior leadership positions in the global pharmaceutical business. He became Chief Financial Officer in 2010 and has served in his current role since 2016.

Independent Director – Elected director in 2017.

John P. Bilbrey

Former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Hershey Company

Mr. Bilbrey served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Hershey from 2011 until his retirement in March 2017. He also served as Chairman of Hershey from 2015 until March 2017 and as Non-Executive Chairman from March 2017 to May 2018. Mr. Bilbrey joined the management team of Hershey as Senior Vice President, President Hershey International in 2003, serving as Senior Vice President, President Hershey North America from 2007 to 2010 and as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from 2010 to 2011. He previously spent 22 years at The Procter & Gamble Company.

Independent Director - Elected director in 2015.

John T. Cahill

Vice Chairman of The Kraft Heinz Company

Mr. Cahill has been Vice Chairman of The Kraft Heinz Company since 2015. He previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kraft Foods Group from 2014 to 2015 and Chairman from 2012 to 2014. Prior to joining Kraft Foods, Mr. Cahill was an industrial partner at Ripplewood Holdings LLC from 2008 to 2011. He previously served The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. in a variety of leadership positions culminating in Chairman and CEO.

Independent Director – Elected director in 2005.

Lisa M. Edwards

Executive Vice President, Strategic Business Operations, Customer and Partner Engagement of Salesforce.com, Inc.

Ms. Edwards has served as Executive Vice President, Strategic Business Operations, Customer and Partner Engagement of Salesforce.com, Inc. 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.

Independent Director – Elected director in 2019.

Helene D. Gayle

President and Chief Executive Officer of The Chicago Community Trust

Prior to joining The Chicago Community Trust in October 2017, Dr. Gayle was Chief Executive Officer of McKinsey Social Initiative from 2015 to 2017 and President and Chief Executive Officer of CARE USA from 2006 to 2015. Prior to that, Dr. Gayle was an executive in the Global Health program at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation from 2001 to 2006. She previously held multiple key positions at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

Independent Director - Elected director in 2010.

C. Martin Harris

Associate Vice President of the Health Enterprise and Chief Business Officer of the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin

Dr. Harris has been Associate Vice President of the Health Enterprise and Chief Business Officer of the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin since December 2016. Previously, he was CIO and Chairman of the Information Technology Division of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation and a Staff Physician for The Cleveland Clinic Hospital and The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Department of General Internal Medicine from 1996 to 2016.

Independent Director - Elected director in 2016.

Lorrie M. Norrington

Operating Partner of Lead Edge Capital LLC

Prior to joining Lead Edge in 2013, Ms. Norrington held several senior management roles at eBay from 2005 to 2010, including President of Global eBay Marketplaces, Chief Operating Officer of eBay Marketplaces, President of eBay International and CEO of Shopping.com. Previously, she held senior roles at Intuit, Inc. and General Electric Company.

Independent Director - Elected director in 2015.

Michael B. Polk

Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Newell Brands Inc.

Mr. Polk served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Newell Brands from May 2018 until his retirement in June 2019 after serving as Chief Executive Officer since 2016. He was also President and Chief Executive Officer of Newell Rubbermaid Inc. from 2011 to 2016. Prior to joining Newell Rubbermaid in 2011, Mr. Polk held a series of key positions at Unilever from 2003 to 2011, including President, Global Foods, Home and Personal Care. He previously spent 16 years at Kraft Foods.

Independent Director - Elected director in 2014.

Stephen I. Sadove

Founding Partner, JW Levin Management Partners LLC

Prior to joining JW Levin Management Partners LLC, a private equity firm, in 2015, Mr. Sadove was Chief Executive Officer of Saks Incorporated from 2006 to 2013 and Chairman of Saks Incorporated from 2007 to 2013. Mr. Sadove joined the management team of Saks as Vice Chairman in 2002, serving as Chief Operating Officer from 2004 to 2006. He previously held a series of key positions at Bristol-Meyers Squibb.

Independent Director – Elected director in 2007.

Noel Wallace

President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Wallace became President and Chief Executive Officer in April 2019 after having been President and Chief Operating Officer from July 2018 to April 2019, responsible for all of the Company’s operating units worldwide. He joined Colgate-Palmolive in 1987 and progressed through a number of global positions in marketing and general management. In 2002, he was appointed to Vice President and General Manager of the Global Toothbrush Division. Following that assignment he led the Colgate business in Mexico and in 2010, became President, Colgate North America, including responsibility for Colgate’s Global Sustainability strategy. In 2013, he became President, Colgate Latin America and in 2016 was promoted to Chief Operating Officer, Global Innovation & Growth and Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

Elected director in 2019.