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Products offered by the Colgate Palmolive (I):

Oral Care

Whitening Products

Tooth powder

Kids' Products

Toothbrushes Toothpastes

Personal Care:

Thermal Spa

Shower Gel

Shave Preps

Liquid Hand Washes

Skin Care

Shower Crme

Home Care:

Dish washing

The Board of Directors of the Colgate Palmolive (I):

Fabian Garcia, Chairman

P. K. Ghosh, Deputy Chairman

R. A. Shah, Vice Chairman

M. A. Elias, Director

K. V. Vaidyanathan, Director

Vikram Singh Mehta, Director

J. K. Setna, Director

The Management body of the Colgate Palmolive (I):

Roger D Calmeyer, Managing Director

Moses A. Elias, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Prabha Parameswaran, Vice-President - Marketing

K. V. Vaidyanathan, Vice President, Legal & Company Secretary

Debashish Roy, Vice President, Human Resources

Shekar Bharatwaj, Vice President, Sales

Arun Kumar Pande, Vice President, Information Technology

Surendra Manek, Director, Research & Technology Centre

Laurence Wheeler, Executive Vice-President, Manufacturing and Supply Chain

Colgate Palmolive (I) is one of the leading companies in India in the FMCG industry segment. ColgatePalmolive (I) is the subsidiary of Colgate Palmolive Ltd., New York which is the parent company.

Colgate Palmolive is a foreign-based public limited company. The company is in the business of consumerproducts for more than 100 years. In India it is the numero uno brand.

The principles of governance of the Colgate Palmolive (I):

The Board of Directors is experienced, independent, and highly diverse

The Board aims on the key commercial priorities and the development of leadership

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Opening the communication between the directors and the management

Formulation of policies to guide good governance and integrity of the business

The Board and Audit Committee supervises the integrity of the financial statement

It is the responsibility of the Colgate Palmolive people to provide good governance

With the continuous improvements the governance become better

Good governance thrives from continuous improvement.

Financial

From a modest start in 1937, when hand-carts were used to distribute Colgate Dental Cream, Colgate-Palmolive(India) Ltd. today has one of the widest distribution networks in India a logistical marvel that spans around 3.5million retail outlets across the country, of which the Company services 9.40,000 outlets directly. The Companyhas grown to Rs. 1475 crores plus with an outstanding record of enhancing value for its strong shareholder base.

Colgate's strong focus on Oral Care in India while building its Personal Care business coupled with a simple, butsound worldwide financial strategy, has helped deliver consistent shareholder value. Colgate consistently increasesgross margin while at the same time reducing overhead expenses. The increase in gross margin and the reductionin overhead expenses provide the money to invest in advertising to support the launch of new brands

Today, Colgate is a household name in India with one out of every two consumers using a modern dentifrice.Consistently superior quality, innovation and value for money products emerging out of advanced technologyemployed, has enabled Colgate to be voted The Most Trusted Brand in India across all brands and categories for

four consecutive years in the Brand Equity AC Nielson ORG-MARG survey. Colgate has been the only brand to beranked in the top three for all the six surveys and to hold the premier position for four consecutive years. This is atrue measure of the trust and confidence that generations of consumers have placed in Colgate for their oral careneeds.Culture and Values

Colgate people are one of the company's greatest resources. They contribute towards building strong globalgrowth, market leadership and increasing profitability. As one of the most widely recognized consumer productscompanies in the world, Colgate attracts the best of world-class talent. Bringing the best people to Colgate is step#1 to 'Becoming the Best Truly Global Consumer Products Company'.

An Equal Opportunity Employer:

It is the policy and practice of Colgate-Palmolive to provide employment opportunities to all qualified persons onan equal basis. The company does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of

race, religion, sex, community, age, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law in any of theterms or conditions of employment.Benefits

Career Planning

One of the most important tools for grooming talent at Colgate is the 'Individual Development Plan'. Here anemployee assumes responsibility for his/her own career, identifies the competencies that indicate strength/areasfor development, discusses it with the manager and finally chalks the roadmap for future career path.

Here is the summary of the Individual Development Plan.

INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN :

Today's business world is changing faster than ever. Organizations are rethinking, restructuring and reshaping theway they do business. If there's ever been a time an employee needs to stay current, evaluate and sharpenhis/her skills, take steps to improve job performance, and map out the plans for the future, this certainly is it.

By taking responsibility for managing his/her own career, employees are in a much better position to achieve jobsatisfaction. Plus, Colgate believes in Development Planning and fully supports individuals' efforts to achieveprofessional growth, improved job performance and personal satisfaction.

Colagte has a Development Planning Toolkit which is designed to help the employee do all of these things. It is astep-by-step guide that will take the employee through the process of identifying the key competencies, assessing

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strengths and development needs, and determining specific actions to help him / her achieve career goals.

EMPLOYEES ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT PLANNING: It is the employee's responsibility to take ownership of his / hercareer development. This means it is the employee's job to initiate and implement their own DevelopmentPlanning efforts by successfully completing the Development Planning process.

MANAGER'S ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT PLANNING: It is an employees' manager's responsibility to actively supportemployees efforts. This means that the manager should carefully review this process, discuss them with his/hersuperior, and give employee accurate, honest feedback in all areas.

THE ORGANISATION'S ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT PLANNING: It is Colgate's responsibility to provide the framework,tools and resources that the employee needs. Senior Management is ultimately accountable for effectivedevelopment throughout the Company and it is their responsibility to encourage employee participation whileremaining focused on achieving business results.

The above process is centered around:

Managing with Respect Behaviors & Colgate Competencies Managing with Respect

Colgate's values are the foundation for individual, team, and company success. Only by respecting others and

living the Colgate values can we hope to achieve outstanding business results. By l iving the Colgate values ofCaring, Global Teamwork, and Continuous Improvement, people develop a sense that they are part of the Colgateteam, working together toward a common goal.

'Managing with Respect' is one important way in which we put these values into action. Even if an employee doesnot have direct management responsibility, they are responsible for managing a relationship with others.Managing With Respect creates an environment where people work well together, genuinely care about eachother, and help people to reach their full potential.

Managing With Respect Behaviors

Communicate Effectively

Give and Seek Feedback

Value Unique Contributions

Promote Teamwork

Set the Example

Colgate Competencies

"Competencies" is a term used to describe the skills and behaviors that contribute to outstanding jobperformance. At Colgate, these competencies are grouped into two areas: Leadership and Functional/TechnicalCompetencies.

Leadership Competencies include those skills which align and inspire people to achieve business objectives. TheLeadership Competencies also consist of those skills and behaviors required to create strategies, motivate people,and get results. Colgate's Leadership Competencies are common across functions and geographies, throughoutthe Colgate world. In other words, regardless of location, job, position, or functional area, these LeadershipCompetencies are strategically essential for executing the business strategy and delivering business results.

Functional/Technical Competencies represent important areas of functional and technical expertise and differ fromone job/department to another. In addition to the Leadership Competencies and Managing with Respect,Functional/Technical Competencies also play an important role in defining performance excellence and deliveringsuperior results. The responsibility to define Functional/Technical Competencies is owned by the functionaldepartments.