Henkel appoints Hans Van Bylen as CEO

German laundry and homecare leader, Henkel today announced the appointment of Hans Van Bylen as its next chief executive officer.
"Effective May 1, Hans Van Bylen has been appointed as successor of Kasper Rorsted, who has decided not to renew his current contract beyond 2017. He will leave the company at his own request as of April 30. He served on the Henkel Management Board for 11 years, thereof 8 years as CEO," a company statement said here.
Bylen's career at Henkel started in 1984 and he served as member of the Management Board since 2005, responsible for the beauty care business.

The appointment as CEO will enable him to lead the development of new strategy which Henkel will announce at the end of this year and driving its successful execution.
"With the appointment of Hans Van Bylen as new CEO we have named a strong successor to the CEO position at an early time - as it is common practice at Henkel. Bylen has longstanding, international experience in managing brands and markets as well as a Management Board member at Henkel. The successor of Hans Van Bylen as Executive Vice President, Beauty Care, will be announced in due course," the release said.

"I am looking forward to shape the future of our company together with my colleagues at the Management Board and an excellent global team. We have strong brands and technologies, leading positions in many markets and categories around the world and a strong innovation power. Building on this foundation, together, we will successfully lead Henkel into the future", Bylen said.