Henkel appoints new head of laundry, home care

Henkel is welcoming a new face to its corporate leadership division.

The parent company of Persil, Purex and All among others announced that Alan Wolpert will be taking over as its new senior vice president, president and regional head of laundry and home care in North America.

Wolpert, who succeeds Stephan Fuesti-Molnar, spent 18 years at Colgate and has held various roles across the marketing and general management spectrum in North America, Latin America and Europe. 

“I’m thrilled to join the Henkel laundry and home care team and inspire the business to drive consumer-insight driven innovation for our customers, and build on the equity of our strong brands that help enhance the comforts of home to consumers across the U.S. and Canada,”  Wolpert said.