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COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO

Canonical company identity and public leadership record.

https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/colgate-palmolive-co

Entity: Public listing published
Primary listing: NYSE: CL
Verification: Partially verified
Last reviewed: 2026-10-15T04:45:14.815796+00:00

Overview

Alpha's canonical identity and public leadership record for Colgate-Palmolive.

Canonical AEGIS identity graph

Executive leadership

Current, confirmed roles are shown only when both the person Profile and supporting source record satisfy the public projection boundary. A missing role is not evidence that it does not exist.

Executive team

2 public records

Gregory O. Malcolm

Executive Vice President, Controller

State: confirmed
Effective: From Feb 23, 2026
Confidence: 94%
Evidence: CL 10-K executive officersFeb 23, 2026

Chief Operating Officer, Americas

State: confirmed
Effective: From Feb 23, 2026
Confidence: 94%
Evidence: CL 10-K executive officersFeb 23, 2026

Governance leadership

Boards & Committees

Board and committee assignments appear only when the canonical public projection retains a current role and supporting source. Unpublished records are not interpreted as absence.

Record as of Oct 15, 2026. Chair, executive office, Lead Independent Director and committee appointments retain their separate source roles. A complete board composition denominator and committee charters are not established by a partial roster.

Board roles

13 public records

Chair

Board chairIndependence not statedAudit · ChairFinance

State: confirmed
Effective: From Jan 1, 2010
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Colgate-Palmolive Company director board sourceJan 1, 2010

Chair

Board chairIndependence not stated

State: confirmed
Effective: From Mar 25, 2026
Confidence: 92%
Evidence: CL DEF 14A director slateMar 25, 2026

Brian O. Newman

Director

Independence not statedAuditPersonnel and OrganizationCompensation

State: confirmed
Effective: From Mar 25, 2026
Confidence: 92%
Evidence: CL DEF 14A director slateMar 25, 2026

C. Martin Harris

Director

Independence not statedNominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility · ChairPersonnel and OrganizationCompensationESG · Chair

State: confirmed
Effective: From Jan 1, 2008
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Colgate-Palmolive Company director board sourceJan 1, 2008

Christopher S. Boerner

Director

Independence not stated

State: confirmed
Effective: From Mar 25, 2026
Confidence: 92%
Evidence: CL DEF 14A director slateMar 25, 2026

Jakki L. Zehner

Director

Independence not stated

State: confirmed
Effective: From Jan 1, 2020
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Colgate-Palmolive Company director board sourceJan 1, 2020

John P. Bilbrey

Director

Independence not statedFinancePersonnel and OrganizationCompensation · Chair

State: confirmed
Effective: From Mar 25, 2026
Confidence: 92%
Evidence: CL DEF 14A director slateMar 25, 2026

Kimberly A. Nelson

Lead Independent Director

Independence not statedNominating, Governance and Corporate ResponsibilityPersonnel and OrganizationCompensationESG

State: confirmed
Effective: From Jan 1, 2015
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Colgate-Palmolive Company director board sourceJan 1, 2015

Lisa M. Edwards

Director

Independence not statedAuditFinance

State: confirmed
Effective: From Jan 1, 2016
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Colgate-Palmolive Company director board sourceJan 1, 2016

Lorrie M. Norrington

Director

Independence not statedAuditNominating, Governance and Corporate ResponsibilityESG

State: confirmed
Effective: From Jan 1, 2006
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Colgate-Palmolive Company director board sourceJan 1, 2006

Martina Hund-Mejean

Director

Independence not statedAuditFinance

State: confirmed
Effective: From Jan 1, 2019
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Colgate-Palmolive Company director board sourceJan 1, 2019

Michael B. Polk

Director

Independence not stated

State: confirmed
Effective: From Jan 1, 2022
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Colgate-Palmolive Company director board sourceJan 1, 2022

Stephen I. Sadove

Director

Independence not stated

State: confirmed
Effective: From Jan 1, 2012
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Colgate-Palmolive Company director board sourceJan 1, 2012

Committees

6 public records

Membership and chair roles are projected from current board seats. A chair is shown only when a stored chair flag says so.

Audit

Chair: John T. Cahill
Members: John T. Cahill (Chair); Brian O. Newman; Lisa M. Edwards; Lorrie M. Norrington; Martina Hund-Mejean

Compensation

Chair: John P. Bilbrey
Members: John P. Bilbrey (Chair); Brian O. Newman; C. Martin Harris; Kimberly A. Nelson

ESG

Chair: C. Martin Harris
Members: C. Martin Harris (Chair); Kimberly A. Nelson; Lorrie M. Norrington

Finance

Chair: Not stated
Members: John P. Bilbrey; John T. Cahill; Lisa M. Edwards; Martina Hund-Mejean

Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility

Chair: C. Martin Harris
Members: C. Martin Harris (Chair); Kimberly A. Nelson; Lorrie M. Norrington

Personnel and Organization

Chair: Not stated
Members: Brian O. Newman; C. Martin Harris; John P. Bilbrey; Kimberly A. Nelson

Source record

Alpha canonical company public projection

Supports Company identity, Published leadership, Entity status boundary

Reviewed 2026-10-15T04:45:14.815796+00:00

COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-23)

Supports Official website

Reviewed 2026-08-29T22:20:23Z