NORTH AMERICA
Henkel, a leading manufacturer of well-known laundry brands such as Persil, Purex and the "All" brand for professional laundry detergents, announced today that it has named Alan Wolpert how Senior Vice President, President and Regional Manager of Laundry & Home Care North America.
Henkel's Diversified Market Division (DMD) sells its laundry products to hotels, resorts and laundromats as well as in buckets and for vending machines:
In this role, Wolpert will succeed Stephan Fuesti-Molnar, who has returned to Germany after working as an expat at the company for several years. Wolpert will be based at Henkels North America Consumer Goods Headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.
Wolpert was last at Colgate for 18 years. His previous experience includes general management roles in North and Latin America and Europe, as well as local and global marketing roles with increasing responsibility in the same regions.
Wolpert is well positioned to lead the company with an entrepreneurial style and strategic mindset that is shaped by his significant commercial and operational experience. He has led diverse and high performing teams to drive the breakthrough growth.
“I'm thrilled to be joining the Henkel Laundry and Home Care team and inspiring the company to drive innovation for our customers that is based on customer insights and building on the equity of our strong brands that help bring the convenience of Improve home for consumers in the US and US Canada, ”said Wolpert.
Wolpert holds a Masters in Business Administration from Manchester University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Tel Aviv College.
