UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 13, 2022 (June 9, 2022)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Change in Principal Accounting Officer.
On June 9, 2022, the Board of Directors of Colgate-Palmolive Company (the "Company") elected Gregory Malcolm Vice President and Controller of the Company, effective June 30, 2022. In this capacity, Mr. Malcolm will serve as the Company's principal accounting officer. Philip G. Shotts, who has served as the Company's Controller since June 2018, will continue as Senior Vice President, Finance, also effective June 30, 2022.
Mr. Malcolm, 55, joined the Company in 1999 and has held key financial roles at the Company, including serving as Vice President, Assistant Controller since October 2021. He previously served as Vice President, Chief Business Services Officer from June 2019 to September 2021 and as Vice President, Corporate Audit from November 2016 to June 2019.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY | ||||||||||||||
| Date: June 13, 2022 | By: /s/ Jennifer M. Daniels | |||||||||||||
| Name: Jennifer M. Daniels | ||||||||||||||
| Title: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ||||||||||||||
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