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.