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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000021665-26-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CL"
cik: "0000021665"
company_name: "COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO"
filed_at: "2026-04-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T06:50:23.074195+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Colgate-Palmolive names Betsy Fishbone as new Chief Legal Officer effective June 1, 2026

## Summary
- Jennifer M. Daniels, CLO & Secretary since 2014, plans to retire in 2026.
- Betsy Fishbone, current EVP & Deputy CLO, elected as CLO & Secretary effective June 1, 2026.
- Daniels will serve as Vice Chair to support transition through June 1, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000021665-26-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CL
- cik: 0000021665
- company_name: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
- filed_at: 2026-04-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166526000015/0000021665-26-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000002166526000015/cl-20260408.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-26-000015
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-26-000015.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021665-26-000015.txt

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