Clorox EVP - COO Larry Peiros to Retire
Benno Dorer and George Roeth Named to EVP - COO Roles
OAKLAND, CA, Oct 30, 2012 (Menafn - MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --The Clorox Company CLX today announced the followingchanges:
Executive Vice President - Chief Operating Officer (COO) Lawrence S."Larry" Peiros, 57, has announced his retirement from the companyeffective April 1, 2013. Peiros, who joined Clorox in 1980 as asummer intern, was appointed a member of the company's executivecommittee in 1999 and to the COO role in 2007. In addition to hiscurrent role having overall responsibility for the company'sbusinesses, he also oversees the Marketing, Sales, Research &Development and Product Supply functions as well as Clorox's EcoOffice.
"Larry's influence and leadership have been profound," said Chairmanand CEO Don Knauss. "He strongly led our businesses and corefunctions, helping to grow sales and market share over a multiyearperiod. Throughout his 32 years, Larry has been selfless in drivingthe success of the business and the organization. We are indebted tohim for his many contributions and wish him the very best."
"Few have been so fortunate to work with such a great company andsuch a great group of people for so many years. It has been a greatride!" Peiros said. "I will always bleed 'Clorox blue,' but this isthe right time for me to pass the baton to a new group of terrificClorox leaders."
Effective Jan. 1, 2013, the company will move to a structure with twochief operating officers and the following leaders have been named tonew positions, accordingly.
Benno Dorer, 48, currently senior vice president - Cleaning division& Canada, will be promoted to executive vice president & chiefoperating officer - Cleaning, International and Corporate Strategy.As such, Dorer will have responsibility for the Laundry, Home Careand International business units as well as take on responsibilityfor corporate strategy and growth.
George Roeth, 51, currently senior vice president - Specialtydivision, will be promoted to executive vice president & chiefoperating officer - Household and Lifestyle. Roeth will haveresponsibility for the Charcoal, Glad, Litter, Food, Brita and Burt'sBees business units. He will also have responsibility for thecompany's core functions: Marketing, Sales, Product Supply andResearch & Development.
Commenting on these promotions, Knauss said, "The board and executivemanagement team's robust succession planning has enabled us toappoint strong leaders to these roles, and will enable a smoothtransition while maintaining the strong governance structure of thecompany.
"In his nearly eight years at Clorox, Benno has led a number ofClorox businesses and has had a strong impact on several corporateinitiatives and capabilities. He helped create the Glad Joint Venturewith Procter & Gamble and led the Glad business to significantincreases in revenue, profit and market share through strategicfocus, a shift toward premium products and cost savings. He has ledthe Home Care business to sustained economic profit growth andrecord-high market shares over multiple years through strategicreorientation, disciplined portfolio management and effective supplychain transformation. Prior to Clorox, he spent 14 years with P&G,where he held marketing positions across a broad range of businessesworldwide.
"During his 25 years of service, George has led the company's globalMarketing functions, the Growth & Strategy office in addition to hispast eight years successfully leading several of our businesses. Withhis marketing and general management roles, he has worked on nearlyevery business across the company. As general manager of theSpecialty division, George has led sustained and rapid share growthof the Hidden Valley(R) and Kingsford(R) franchises throughdisciplined strategies and integrated demand-building capabilities.He worked in partnership with Product Supply and R&D to modernize theGlad manufacturing platform to lower costs and accelerate innovationwhile delivering improved sales and profit growth."
Photos of and additional biographical information on these Cloroxleaders are available athttp://investors.thecloroxcompany.com/bios.cfm
The Clorox Company The Clorox Company is a leading manufacturer andmarketer of consumer and professional products with approximately8,400 employees and fiscal year 2012 revenues of 5.5 billion. Cloroxmarkets some of the most trusted and recognized brand names,including its namesake bleach and cleaning products, CloroxHealthcare(TM), HealthLink(R), Aplicare(R) and Dispatch(R) products,Green Works(R) naturally derived home care products, Pine-Sol(R)cleaners, Poett(R) home care products, Fresh Step(R) cat litter,Glad(R) bags, wraps and containers, Kingsford(R) charcoal, HiddenValley(R) and KC Masterpiece(R) dressings and sauces, Brita(R)water-filtration products, and Burt's Bees(R) and gud(R) naturalpersonal care products. Nearly 90 percent of the company's brandshold the No. 1 or No. 2 market share positions in their categories.The company's products are manufactured in more than two dozencountries and marketed in more than 100 countries. Clorox iscommitted to making a positive difference in the communities whereits employees work and live. Founded in 1980, The Clorox CompanyFoundation has awarded cash grants totaling more than 87 million tononprofit organizations, schools and colleges. In fiscal year 2012alone, the foundation awarded 3.5 million in cash grants, and Cloroxmade product donations valued at 15 million. For more informationabout Clorox, visit TheCloroxCompany.com.
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