Pascal Houdayer joined Henkel in 2011. He is responsible for the International Marketing of the Home Care business. In addition, he is also responsible for the digital activities and the Asia-Pacific region for the Laundry & Home Care business unit. Before joining Henkel, since 1993 he held various international management positions at Procter & Gamble in Europe, North Africa and the US in the Laundry and Home Care business as well as Body Care. The appointment of Pascal Houdayer as new member of the Henkel Management Board as of March 1, 2016 will allow a seamless transition of the business responsibility for Henkel’s Beauty Care business.

“I’m very glad that Henkel has appointed an internal successor to Hans Van Bylen. Pascal Houdayer has long-standing, international experience in the consumer goods industry. This appointment is testament to our strong talent pipeline and people development at Henkel,” said Dr. Simone Bagel-Trah, Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board and the Shareholders’ Committee.

Pascal Houdayer was born in Eaubonne, France. He graduated from the ESSEC Business School in Paris with a degree in Mathematics and a Master of Business Administration (MBA).