Hill’s Pet Nutrition announces new President and General Manager

Hill’s Pet Nutrition, a division of Colgate-Palmolive (CP), has announced the promotion of Rauf Gurbuz to U.S. president and general manager, effective Oct. 15. Gurbuz succeeds Yvonne Hsu, who was recently named president of Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

Gurbuz will lead the Hill’s U.S. business, focusing on the company‘s position across both the wellness and therapeutic pet food categories by promoting new, science-based nutrition concepts tailored to changing needs of pets. Futhermore, Mr. Gurbuz will work to strengthen Hill's support for the veterinary profession, ensuring that practitioners have the resources and latest data to fully leverage the potantial of nutrition to optimise pet health.

A Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, Gurbuz has more than 20 years of experience within the Colgate-Palmolive organisation. He most recently held the position of senior vice president and general manager of its Greater Indochina Hub, Asia Pacific Division, leading the team through a commercial transformation, which was aimed at revitalising organic sales and market share growth across various markets and categories.

Gurbuz began his career with Colgate-Palmolive-Turkiye in 2004 and built his track record through a series of positions in general management and customer development. During his professional tenure, he spearheaded global initiatives for sustainable profitability and lead teams to record sales, profit and market share, according tot he press release.