---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000021665-22-000016"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CL"
cik: "0000021665"
company_name: "COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO"
filed_at: "2022-06-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T02:32:32.847547+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Colgate-Palmolive names Gregory Malcolm VP/Controller, principal accounting officer effective June 30

## Summary
- Gregory Malcolm elected Vice President and Controller, effective June 30, 2022, serving as principal accounting officer.
- Philip G. Shotts steps down as Controller to become Senior Vice President, Finance, same effective date.
- Malcolm, 55, joined Colgate in 1999; most recently was VP, Assistant Controller since October 2021.
- Prior roles include Chief Business Services Officer and Corporate Audit VP.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000021665-22-000016
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CL
- cik: 0000021665
- company_name: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
- filed_at: 2022-06-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166522000016/0000021665-22-000016-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166522000016/cl-20220613.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-22-000016
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-22-000016.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-22-000016.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Philip G. Shotts changed role as Senior Vice President, Finance at COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Senior Vice President, Finance
  source text: 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.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166522000016/0000021665-22-000016-index.htm
- Executive change
  Gregory Malcolm was elected as Vice President and Controller at COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Vice President and Controller
  source text: elected Gregory Malcolm Vice President and Controller of the Company, effective June 30, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166522000016/0000021665-22-000016-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.