Jan 24, 2018  Stamford, Conn.

Change in Henkel North America’s senior leadership

Stephan Fuesti-Molnar named President Henkel Consumer Goods and Regional Head Laundry & Home Care in North America

Stephan Fuesti-Molnar has been named as President Henkel Consumer Goods and Regional Head Laundry & Home Care North America. As President Henkel Consumer Goods, Fuesti-Molnar is responsible for Henkel’s North American Consumer Goods business comprising its Laundry & Home Care and Beauty Care brands. Fuesti-Molnar succeeds Jens-Martin Schwaerzler, who has been appointed to the Henkel Management Board as Executive Vice President Beauty Care.

Based on his broad experience and deep understanding of the consumer goods business, Fuesti-Molnar will contribute to further strengthening Henkel’s iconic brands in North America, which is the company’s biggest market worldwide. Fuesti-Molnar has been with Henkel since 2009, most recently as President Germany, and General Manager of Henkel’s Laundry and Home Care business. Prior to joining Henkel, he held various leadership positions in international consumer goods companies.

A native of Germany, Fuesti-Molnar’s role is based at Henkel’s new North American Consumer Goods headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.

The Laundry & Home Care business is the foundation of Henkel´s success story, as the company’s very first product was a laundry detergent. Today, Henkel’s Laundry & Home Care business holds leading market positions globally with a wide range of well-known consumer brands such as Persil®, Purex®, all®, and Snuggle®.