George Henry Lesch (1909–1994) was the president and CEO of the Colgate-Palmolive company from 1961 to 1974, and was also the chairman of the board of the company from 1961 to 1974. He was featured on the cover of Forbes magazine in 1966. References 1909 births 1994 deaths American chief executives of manufacturing companies Colgate-Palmolive 20th-century American businesspeople Gies College of Business alumni University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni