Ian M. Cook
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, C
agriculture
PepsiCo
Russian Federation
Biography
IAN M. COOK has served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of Colgate-Palmolive Company, a multinational consumer products company, since 2007 and became Chairman of its board in 2009. He has also served as President of Colgate Palmolive since 2005. Mr. Cook joined Colgate-Palmolive in the United Kingdom in 1976 and progressed through a series of senior management roles. In 2002, he became Executive Vice President, North America and Europe. In 2004, he became Chief Operating Officer, with responsibility for operations in North America, Europe, Central Europe, Asia and Africa, and in 2005, he became responsible for all Colgate-Palmolive operations worldwide. Mr. Cook also serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations, including the Consumer Goods Forum, Catalyst, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and New Visions for Public Schools.
Research Interest
management
