Saks chair joins Colgate board

NEW YORK Colgate-Palmolive Company has elected Stephen Sadove, chairman and ceo of Saks, to its board of directors.

Sadove joined the management team of Saks as vice chairman in 2002 and was named coo in 2004 and ceo in 2006. A member of the Saks board of directors since 1998, he was elected chairman in May.

Prior to joining Saks, Sadove held various positions at General Foods USA, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Clairol.