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Title: Chief Sustainability Officer Company: Colgate-Palmolive Industry: Retail

As senior executive at Colgate- Palmolive, Ann has more than 30 years of global experience across Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the UK. She has held leadership roles spanning operations, supply chain, enterprise strategy and transformation, including responsibility for end-to-end supply chains across three major divisions. Ann has managed cost of goods sold for divisions with revenues exceeding

US $ 2bn and led Colgate-Palmolive’ s Funding the Growth programme, targeting savings equivalent to 3 % of net sales. She also brings experience in succession planning, global risk management and governance. Outside Colgate-Palmolive, Ann serves as Chair of the UN Global Compact Network USA and sits on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Steering Committee. Her career combines operational leadership with a focus on business transformation, sustainability and creating long-term value for people, pets and the planet.

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