By Pietro Lombardi

Beiersdorf AG said Wednesday that it has appointed Astrid Hermann as its new chief financial officer.

Ms. Hermann will join the company's executive board on Jan. 1 and will replace current CFO Dessi Temperley, who is leaving the company.

For the past two years, Ms. Hermann has been vice president of finance, North American division at Colgate-Palmolive Co. in New York.

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