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Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL)On Nov 20: 83.97  Down 0.45 (0.53%)  
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Colgate-Palmolive Co.
300 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
United States - Map
Phone: 212-310-2000
Fax: 212-310-3284
Web Site: http://www.colgate.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 100
S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Consumer Goods
Industry:Personal Products
Full Time Employees:36,600

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Colgate-Palmolive Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets consumer products worldwide. It operates in two segments, Oral, Personal, and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. The Oral, Personal, and Home Care segment offers toothpaste, toothbrushes, oral rinses, dental floss, and pharmaceutical products for dentists and other oral health professionals, shower gels, shampoos, conditioners, bar and liquid hand soaps, deodorants and antiperspirants, dishwashing liquids, household cleaners, oil soaps, fabric conditioners, shave products, laundry and dishwashing detergents, cleansers, and bleaches. The Pet Nutrition segment produces pet nutrition products for dogs and cats. The company offers its products under the Colgate, Palmolive, Mennen, Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, Elmex, Tom’s of Maine, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline, Suavitel, Hill’s Science Diet, and Hill’s Prescription Diet names. It sells its products to wholesale and retail distributors, and to veterinarians and specialty pet retailers. The company was founded in 1806 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Colgate-Palmolive Co.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 97.4% of S&P 500 companies and 100% of Household & Personal Products companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Ian M. Cook , 56
    Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Pres
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Stephen C. Patrick , 59
    Chief Financial Officer
    $ 1.47M $ 5.81M
    Mr. Franck J. Moison , 55
    Pres of Global Marketing, Supply Chain & Technology
    $ 1.32M $ 127.00K
    Mr. Fabian T. Garcia , 49
    Exec. VP and Pres of Latin America & Global Sustainability
    $ 1.57MN/A
    Mr. Michael J. Tangney , 64
    Chief Operating Officer of Colgate-Europe, Greater Asia & Africa
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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