Revlon has announced the election of Fabian T Garcia as President and Chief Executive Officer by its Board of Directors. Garcia has also been appointed to serve as a member of the Board of Directors as well as the Board of Revlon’s wholly owned operating subsidiary, Revlon Consumer Products Corporation.

Garcia joins Revlon from Colgate-Palmolive, where he has served over a number of leading roles for 13 years, most recently as COO of Global Innovation and Growth. Garcia has also occupied the role of President, Asia-Pacific at Chanel, Fine Jewelry and Watches, Fragrance and Beauty and started his career at Procter & Gamble.

“I am honored to join Revlon during such an exciting period of renewed growth and innovation,” said Garcia. “Revlon is a true global market leader setting the highest standard for beauty and quality. I look forward to joining this extraordinary team to help continue to drive growth and innovation and to continue to deliver strong results for our customers around the world.”

“I want to welcome Fabian as Revlon’s President and CEO,” commented Revlon Chairman Ronald O Perelman. “Fabian has demonstrated a long track-record of success at Colgate in terms of drving growth and profitability, and in successfully leading and expanding global organizations. He has the global strategic, marketing, sales, financial and operational leadership experience to successfully lead Revlon into the future.”

Garcia replaces Lorenzo Delpani, who announced his intention to step down from the role in February for ‘personal reasons’.