Derrick served as President of Greater Asia for Colgate-Palmolive, a $17billion global consumer products company. His 29 years of operational excellence spreads across Africa, South Pacific, South Asia, Eurasia, ASEAN and China. Additionally, based in the US, Derrick led the Global Supply Chain and Global R&D for Colgate over 4 years, embarking on significant change. He has strong expertise in management, international strategy especially in emerging markets, corporate governance, M&A, brand marketing and crucial development and resourcing of top talent. 

Derrick has served on the boards of several industry associations straddling manufacturing, personal care and advertising in Australia and India. He was also Chairman of Colgate-Palmolive, India (a public company). He is an Electrical Engineer and has a Masters in Management Science from the University of Stirling Scotland.