Kate Chappell
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Kate Cheney Chappell is an American
businesswoman, manufacturer, and co-founder of Tom's of Maine
in 1970.
Chappell is a 1963 graduate of Oxford School
in West Hartford, Connecticut. She attended Chatham College
and Sarah Lawrence College
before she and her husband, cofounder Tom Chappell
, moved to Kennebunk, Maine
in 1968 to raise their family. Kate and Tom now share a summer home on Monhegan, Maine
.
She also attended the Sorbonne
and the University of Southern Maine
, where she graduated summa cum laude in 1983 with an A.B. in Communications after an 18-year hiatus from college.
In 2006, a controlling 84% stake in Tom's of Maine was purchased by Colgate-Palmolive
for $100 million in 2006.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
businesswoman, manufacturer, and co-founder of Tom's of Maine
Tom's of Maine
Tom's of Maine is a brandname and manufacturer of natural-ingredients-only personal care products, a partially owned subsidiary of Colgate-Palmolive since 2006. The company's products are intentionally made without ingredients that are either chemically derived, have a negative environmental...
in 1970.
Chappell is a 1963 graduate of Oxford School
Kingswood-Oxford School
Kingswood Oxford School is a private day school located in West Hartford, Connecticut. Originally two separate schools, Kingswood School and Oxford School for boys and girls respectively, KO is now a co-educational institution and offers grades 6 through 12...
in West Hartford, Connecticut. She attended Chatham College
Chatham College
Chatham University is an American university with a women's undergraduate college and coeducational graduate programs through the doctoral level, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Shadyside neighborhood. The campus population of approximately 2,300 includes undergraduate women and graduate...
and Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college in the United States, and a leader in progressive education since its founding in 1926. Located just 30 minutes north of Midtown Manhattan in southern Westchester County, New York, in the city of Yonkers, this coeducational college offers...
before she and her husband, cofounder Tom Chappell
Tom Chappell
Thomas Matthew "Tom" Chappell is an American businessman and manufacturer and co-founder of Tom's of Maine in 1970.Chappell graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut with a B.A. in English in 1966. Chappell and his wife, cofounder Kate Chappell, moved to Kennebunk, Maine in 1968 to...
, moved to Kennebunk, Maine
Kennebunk, Maine
Kennebunk is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,075 people at the 2000 census. Including Kennebunkport , the population totals 14,196 people...
in 1968 to raise their family. Kate and Tom now share a summer home on Monhegan, Maine
Monhegan, Maine
Monhegan is a plantation on an island of the same name in Lincoln County, Maine, United States, about off the coast. The population was 75 at the 2000 census. As a plantation, Monhegan's governmental status falls between township and town...
.
She also attended the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
and the University of Southern Maine
University of Southern Maine
The University of Southern Maine is a multi-campus public urban comprehensive university and part of the University of Maine System. USM's three primary campuses are located in Portland, Gorham, and Lewiston...
, where she graduated summa cum laude in 1983 with an A.B. in Communications after an 18-year hiatus from college.
In 2006, a controlling 84% stake in Tom's of Maine was purchased by Colgate-Palmolive
Colgate-Palmolive
Colgate-Palmolive Company is an American diversified multinational corporation focused on the production, distribution and provision of household, health care and personal products, such as soaps, detergents, and oral hygiene products . Under its "Hill's" brand, it is also a manufacturer of...
for $100 million in 2006.