---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000021665-25-000025"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CL"
cik: "0000021665"
company_name: "COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO"
filed_at: "2025-05-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T06:55:30.116665+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Colgate-Palmolive appoints Shane Grant as COO Americas; Parameswaran retires

## Summary
- Shane Grant, former Danone Deputy CEO, appointed COO Americas from June 16, 2025.
- Grant receives $1.1M base salary, 115% target bonus, $1M sign-on bonus, $1.5M transition allowance.
- Prabha Parameswaran to retire Oct 1, 2025; elected Vice Chair effective June 16, 2025.
- Panagiotis Tsourapas promoted to COO Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa Eurasia & Skin Health; John Hazlin to Chief Growth Officer.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000021665-25-000025
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CL
- cik: 0000021665
- company_name: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
- filed_at: 2025-05-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166525000025/0000021665-25-000025-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166525000025/cl-20250529.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-25-000025
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-25-000025.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-25-000025.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Shane Grant was appointed as Chief Operating Officer, Americas at COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer, Americas
  source text: the Company announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) had elected Shane Grant as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, Americas, reporting to Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Noel R. Wallace, effective June 16, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166525000025/0000021665-25-000025-index.htm
- Executive change
  Prabha Parameswaran was elected as Vice Chair at COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Vice Chair
  source text: the Board has elected Ms. Parameswaran Vice Chair of the Company, effective June 16, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166525000025/0000021665-25-000025-index.htm
- Executive change
  Panagiotis Tsourapas changed role as Chief Operating Officer, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa Eurasia, Skin Health & Global Customer Development at COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa Eurasia, Skin Health & Global Customer Development
  source text: The Board also approved the promotion of Panagiotis Tsourapas to the position of Chief Operating Officer, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa Eurasia, Skin Health & Global Customer Development
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166525000025/0000021665-25-000025-index.htm
- Executive change
  John Hazlin changed role as Chief Growth Officer at COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Chief Growth Officer
  source text: and John Hazlin to the position of Chief Growth Officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166525000025/0000021665-25-000025-index.htm
- Executive change
  Prabha Parameswaran departed as Vice Chair at COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO.
  - Action: intends to retire
  - Role: Vice Chair
  source text: has communicated to the Company her intention to retire from the Company on October 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166525000025/0000021665-25-000025-index.htm

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