Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Manfred Klein |
CFO |
| Alain Le Goff |
Executive Vice President, Operations |
| Douglas Meyer |
Executive Vice President, North America |
| Erhard Schowel |
Executive Vice President, Central Europe |
| Freddy Caspers |
Executive Vice President, Eastern Europe |
| Kenneth Stokes |
Executive Vice President, Western Europe |
| Frank Ruether |
Senior Vice President, HR |
| Maarten Minderhoud |
Senior Vice President, Legal Counsel & Secretary |
| Roelof Hoving |
Senior Vice President, Corp Taxes |
| Tom Corran |
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations |
| Tony Gallagher |
Senior Vice President, Info Services |
| Hans van Selm |
Vice President, Internal Audit |
| Jurgen Ringler |
Vice President, Treasurer |
| Michael Calikusu |
Vice President, Corp Development |
| Michael Hoche |
Vice President, Acctng |
| Christianne Krefft |
Manager, Investor Relations |
| Adrian D.P. Bellamy |
|
| Colin Day |
|
| Elio Leoni |
|
| Erhard Schoewel |
|
| George P. Greener |
|
| Gerry M. Murphy |
|
| Javed Ahmed |
|
| Judith A. Sprieser |
|
| Ken Hydon |
|
| Peter White |
|
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Benckiser N.V. |
Executive Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Benckiser N.V. |
Executive Vice President, North America |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Benckiser N.V. |
Executive Vice President, Central Europe |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Benckiser N.V. |
Executive Vice President, Eastern Europe |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Benckiser N.V. |
Executive Vice President, Western Europe |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Benckiser N.V. |
Senior Vice President, HR |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Benckiser N.V. |
Senior Vice President, Legal Counsel & Secretary |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Benckiser N.V. |
Senior Vice President, Corp Taxes |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Benckiser N.V. |
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Benckiser N.V. |
Senior Vice President, Info Services |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Benckiser N.V. |
Vice President, Internal Audit |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Benckiser N.V. |
Vice President, Treasurer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Benckiser N.V. |
Vice President, Corp Development |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Benckiser N.V. |
Vice President, Acctng |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Benckiser N.V. |
Manager, Investor Relations |
Current |
Colin Day is Group Chief Financial Officer (since 2005) and Director of Reckitt Benckiser. Colin Day started his career in 1973 as a trainee accountant at Kodak. A year later he joined British Gas, where he worked as an internal audit, management and project accountant for five years.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Benckiser N.V. |
|
Current |
| Reckitt Benckiser plc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Reckitt Benckiser, Inc. |
Non-executive Director |
Former |
| Southampton University |
doctorate |
Former |
Mr. Murphy is a senior managing director at The Blackstone Group in the private equity group, which he joined in 2008. Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Murphy spent five years as CEO of Kingfisher, a FTSE 100 company and the leading home improvement retailer in Europe and Asia. He has also served as CEO of Carlton Communications plc, Exel plc and Greencore Group plc. Mr. Murphy serves as a director of United Biscuits Topco Limited, Kleopatra Acquisition Corp., Abbey National plc, Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, Hornbach Holding AG and for the Advisory Board of KP Germany Zweite GmbH. Mr. Murphy received his BSc and PhD in food technology from University College Cork and a 1st Class MBS in marketing from University College Dublin.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Blackstone Group |
Senior Managing Director |
Current |
| Benckiser N.V. |
|
Current |
| Reckitt Benckiser, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Reckitt Benckiser plc |
|
Current |
| Michaels Stores, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Greencore Group PLC |
CEO |
Former |
| Exel plc |
CEO |
Former |
| Nfc, Inc. |
|
Former |
| University College Cork |
PhD In Food Technology |
Former |
| University College Dublin |
PhD in Food Technology |
Former |
| University College Dublin |
Bsc |
Former |
| University College Cork |
Bsc |
Former |
| University College Dublin |
Mbs In Marketing |
Former |
United States national. Member of the Board of Directors and of the Nomination and Compensation Committee since May 2008. Her term of office ends on the day of the 2009 General Meeting of Shareholders.
Until 2005, Judith Sprieser was the Chief Executive Officer of the US technology software and services company Transora, Inc.
She previously held various senior executive positions at Sara Lee Corporation until May 2000, having joined the company in 1987.
Judith Sprieser currently serves as a non-executive director of Allstate Insurance Company, USG Corporation, Reckitt Benckiser, Royal Ahold and Intercontinental Exchange.
She is a member of the Board of Trustees of Northwestern University, from which she earned a Master of Business Administration degree.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Northwestern University |
Trustee |
Current |
| Benckiser N.V. |
|
Current |
| Reckitt Benckiser plc |
Chair of the Remuneration Committee |
Current |
| USG Corporation |
Finance Committee Chairman |
Current |
| IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Allstate Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Reckitt Benckiser plc |
Board Director |
Current |
| Kohl's Corporation |
Board Director |
Current |
| USG Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Reckitt Benckiser, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Royal Ahold N.V. |
Director |
Current |
| Allstate Insurance Company |
Director |
Current |
| Adecco S.A. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| USG Corporation |
Audit Committee Member |
Current |
| American Institute of Certified Public Accountants |
Member |
Current |
| Transora Corp. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Sara Lee Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Sara Lee Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Sara Lee Corporation |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Transora Corp. |
Founder |
Former |
| USG Corporation |
Non Executive Director |
Former |
| Reckitt Benckiser, Inc. |
Non-Executive Director |
Former |
| Transora Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| CBS Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Northwestern University |
MBA |
Former |
| Northwestern University |
Bachelor's Degree |
Former |
Ken Hydon*^~ aged 64, is a non-executive director of Tesco plc, Reckitt Benckiser Group plc and Royal Berks NHS Foundation Trust. He was previously finance director of Vodafone Group plc and subsidiaries of Racal Electronics. He became a non-executive director of Pearson in February 2006.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Vodafone Group Plc |
Director, Finance |
Current |
| Benckiser N.V. |
|
Current |
| Tesco Plc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Pearson plc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Royal Berkshire Nhs Foundation Trust |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Reckitt Benckiser, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Reckitt Benckiser plc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Vodafone Limited |
Finance Director |
Former |
| Reckitt Benckiser, Inc. |
Non-Executive Director |
Former |
| Vodafone Group Plc |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Benckiser N.V. |
|
Current |
| Reckitt Benckiser plc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Reckitt Benckiser, Inc. |
Non-Executive Director |
Former |
| Price Waterhouse & Co. |
Chartered Accountant |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Benckiser N.V. |
Chairman, Supervisory Bd |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Reckitt Benckiser, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Coty, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Reckitt Benckiser plc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Dkms Co |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
MBA degree |
Former |
| California Inc |
Manager |
Former |
| University of Cologne |
Doctorate |
Former |
| University of Cologne |
Diploma |
Former |
- 2003-03-11
