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Colgate-Palmolive. The Colgate-Palmolive Company, commonly known as Colgate-Palmolive, is an American multinational consumer products company headquartered on Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The company specializes in the production, distribution, and provision of household, health care, personal care, and veterinary products. [2]
Colgate University is a private college in Hamilton, New York.The liberal arts college was founded in 1819 as the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York and operated under that name until 1823, when it was renamed Hamilton Theological and Literary Institution, often called Hamilton College (1823–1846), then Madison College (1846–1890), and its present name since 1890.
William Colgate was born in Hollingbourne, Kent, England, on January 25, 1783, [1][2] He was the son of Robert Colgate (1758–1826), a farmer and politician, and his wife Sarah (née Bowles). The family moved to a farm near Shoreham when William was six years old. [3]
Colgate (toothpaste) Colgate is an American brand principally used for oral hygiene products such as toothpastes, toothbrushes, mouthwashes and dental floss. Manufactured by Colgate-Palmolive, Colgate's oral hygiene products were first sold by the company in 1873, sixteen years after the death of the founder, William Colgate. The company ...
Tom's of Maine was founded by Tom and Kate Chappell in 1970 with a $5,000 loan, eventually growing into a $100 million business. [2] [3] The company is based in Kennebunk, Maine, and is a subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate Colgate-Palmolive, as of 2006. [4]
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) [b] is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and one in Canada. [3] It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. [3]
Since being founded in 1819, Colgate University has had a rich tradition of student societies. Literary societies, Greek letter fraternities and sororities, non-Greek letter organizations, honor societies, and secret societies have all played a part in Colgate history. Social fraternities came to Colgate in 1850 when Alpha Delta Phi was granted ...
Cook joined Colgate-Palmolive in the United Kingdom in 1976. From 2002 to 2005, he served as executive vice president. In 2004, he was appointed chief operating officer, with responsibility for operations in North America, Europe, Central Europe, Asia and Africa.