Casper was selected for the “Most Admired CEOs” award by the editorial staff of the Phoenix Business Journal and community leaders and business peers.  Criteria for the award include demonstrated leadership, values, vision, company financial performance, innovation, commitment to quality, community contribution, commitment to diversity, commitment to sustainability, and overcoming adversity. The award winners were selected from among CEOs heading public or private companies based in the metro Phoenix area, including divisions or wholly-owned subsidiaries of companies based elsewhere.  

Casper has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Henkel Consumer Goods Inc. since April 2005.  He oversees business operations of some of America’s most trusted consumer products, including Dial® soaps and body washes, Purex® laundry detergents, Renuzit® air fresheners, and Right Guard® antiperspirants. 

In addition to serving on several industry boards, Casper is a member of Greater Phoenix Leadership (GPL), a Board Member of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) where he co-chairs the International Leadership Council, and a Board Fellow at Thunderbird School of Global Management. He also serves as Vice Chair of the Scottsdale Unified School District Foundation (SUDF).  Casper holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Tech University, where he serves on the Pamplin Business School Advisory Council.

About Henkel:

Henkel markets a wide range of well-known consumer and industrial brands in North America, including Dial® soaps, Purex® laundry detergents, Right Guard® antiperspirants, got2b® hair gels, and Loctite® adhesives.

For more than 130 years, Henkel has been a leader with brands and technologies that make people's lives easier, better and more beautiful. Henkel operates in three business areas – Home Care, Personal Care, and Adhesive Technologies – and is ranked among the Fortune Global 500 companies. More than 60 percent of Henkel’s sales are in fast-moving consumer goods, while the industrial business accounts for almost 40 percent of the company’s total sales. In fiscal 2008, Henkel generated sales of 14.131 billion euros and adjusted operating profit of 1.46 billion euros. Our more than 55,000 employees worldwide are dedicated to fulfilling our corporate claim, "A Brand like a Friend," and ensuring that people in more than 125 countries can trust in brands and technologies from Henkel.