Dr. Leighton Davies-Smith is currently Technical Director for the ?Device plus Chemistry? team within the Global Toothbrush Division of Colgate-Palmolive. With a focus on how devices can augment the performance of more traditional chemistries, Leighton and his team develop systems that take advantage of known or new technologies to enhance user experience and produce efficacious outcomes in both the whitening and therapeutic oral care spaces.

With a PhD in Applied Electrochemistry and 30+ years of new product development experience in the consumer products arena, Leighton has a broad understanding of how seemingly disparate elements can often be synergistically combined to deliver the best a product can give.