Simon Petersen is the current VP & GM of South Pacific at Colgate Palmolive. Prior to this, they were with the Carlsberg Group from August 2004 to August 2011, where they were Sales Development Director Northern Europe. Before that, they were a Business Consultant with Dansk Erhverv from August 2001 to August 2004. Simon began their career as a Trainee with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark in January 2001, before moving on to Invest in Denmark at the Royal Danish Embassy.
Simon Petersen has a Master in International Marketing and Management from Copenhagen Business School and a Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) from Syddansk Universitet - University of Southern Denmark.
Simon Petersen reports to Panagiotis Tsourapas, Group President, Colgate Latin America, Asia Pacific & Africa/Eurasia. Some of their coworkers include Anne-Marie Motte - VP & GM, Global Personal Care & Home Care, Adriana Leite - VP & GM, Colgate Southern Cone, and Cathy Dillane - VP, Colgate Latin America.
Current role