Henkel, the owner of Schwarzkopf and more, has named Rajat Agarwal as President of its North America region. He will be based at Henkel’s North America Adhesive Technologies Packaging headquarters in Bridgewater, NJ.

Agarwal succeeds Pernille Lind Olsen, who will be seeking new opportunities in her home country of Denmark. 

Agarwal also serves as Corporate Vice President, Packaging, Henkel Adhesive Technologies. In his role as President of Henkel North America.

Agarwal said,

“I am honored to take on this new role at Henkel after 28 years with the company. Alongside my fellow leaders and our colleagues across the United States and Canada, I look forward to continuing to build on our strong position in North America, Henkel’s largest global market. With a focus on serving our customers, consumers, and partners across both business units, we will continue to deliver on our innovation and sustainability commitments while providing excellent products and services.”

Agarwal joined Henkel in 1997 as a Research Scientist in the Automotive sector of the Henkel Adhesive Technologies business in Madison Heights, Michigan. 

Since then, he has held roles in research and global innovation at Henkel’s global headquarters in Dusseldorf and spent 4 years as the President of Henkel Greater China. 

He most recently returned to the United States in 2024, where he assumed his current role as Corporate Vice President, Packaging, Henkel Adhesive Technologies.