---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001157523-23-000114"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CL"
cik: "0000021665"
company_name: "COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO"
filed_at: "2023-01-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T06:50:45.573468+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Colgate-Palmolive elects Kellogg CEO Steven Cahillane to its Board

## Summary
- Steven Cahillane, Chairman and CEO of Kellogg Company, elected to Colgate Board, effective Feb 1, 2023.
- Cahillane brings global consumer products and health/nutrition industry experience.
- He will receive standard non-employee director compensation per Colgate's director program.
- Cahillane previously served as President/CEO of The Nature's Bounty and Coca-Cola Americas.
- This appointment adds a veteran CPG leader to Colgate's oversight.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001157523-23-000114
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CL
- cik: 0000021665
- company_name: COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO
- filed_at: 2023-01-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000115752323000114/0001157523-23-000114-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000115752323000114/a53293060.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-23-000114
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-23-000114.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-23-000114.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Steven Cahillane was elected as Director at COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 30, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Colgate-Palmolive Company (“Colgate”) elected Steven Cahillane, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kellogg Company (“Kellogg”), to the Colgate Board, effective February 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000115752323000114/0001157523-23-000114-index.htm

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