Academic Events
A Conversation with Colgate-Palmolive Group President Panagiotis Tsourapas
The Graduate Marketing Association, the Latin American Business Association, and the Global Business Initiative present: A Conversation with Panagiotis Tsourapas, Colgate-Palmolive Group President for Latin America, Asia Pacific, and Africa-Eurasia.
Tsourapas is group president of Latin America, Asia Pacific, and Africa-Eurasia for Colgate-Palmolive.
He previously served as president for the company in Latin America for three years. Under his leadership, the division has surpassed competitors in brand building, innovation, and culture — maintaining its status as a preferred employer throughout the continent.
Tsourapas joined the marketing team at Colgate-Palmolive in Greece in 1992 and progressed through a series of positions in both marketing and customer development. He then became vice president of customer development for the European division and in 2005 was promoted to vice president and general manager of Colgate-Palmolive Greece.
Tsourapas led the global toothbrush division before being promoted to president in the Africa-Eurasia group in 2012. He was then promoted to president of the Europe-South Pacific group in 2014 — a position he held before moving to Latin America in 2016.
He holds a B.S. in business administration from the University of Piraeus in Greece and an MBA from the City University of London.