BNET Industries
Market Cap:$4.0B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.4B
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Church & Dwight Co., Inc., founded in 1846, is the leading U.S. producer of sodium bicarbonate, popularly known as baking soda, a natural product that cleans, deodorizes, leavens and buffers. The Company's ARM & HAMMER brand is one of the nation's most trusted trademarks for a broad range of consumer and specialty products developed from the base of bicarbonate and related technologies. Church & Dwight's consumer products business is organized into two segments: Consumer Domestic, which encompasses both household and personal care products, and Consumer International, which primarily consists of personal care products. About 40% of the Company's U.S. consumer products are sold under the ARM & HAMMER brand name and derivative trademarks, such as ARM & HAMMER DENTAL CARE Toothpaste and ARM & HAMMER SUPER SCOOP Clumping Cat Litter. In 2001, Church & Dwight expanded its household products business with the acquisition of the laundry brands XTRA and NICE'N FLUFFY, as part of the acquisition of USA Detergents, Inc. Later that year, Church & Dwight acquired the consumer products business of Carter-Wallace, Inc., purchasing the ARRID Antiperspirant and LAMBERT KAY Pet Care brands outright, and the remainder of the business, including such brands as TROJAN Condoms, NAIR Depilatories and FIRST RESPONSE Home Pregnancy and Ovulation Test Kits, through Armkel LLC, a 50/50 joint venture with a private equity company. ...
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
James R. CraigieNumber of Employees 3,500
Contact Information
469 N Harrison St
Princeton, New Jersey 08543-5297
(609) 683-5900
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NAICS Code Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing: 325611
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OraSure settles patent lawsuit with Inverness and Church & Dwight
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Church & Dwight Co Inc reports USD0.14 per share dividend
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Church & Dwight enters into settlement agreement with Abbott and Surmodics
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STOCKS NEWS US-Church & Dwight raises dividend, outlook
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Church & Dwight Cleans Up
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Church & Dwight Completes the Acquisition of CLEAN SHOWER, DELICARE and SCRUB FREE Brands
PRINCETON, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 2, 1999-- Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) today reported it has completed the previously announced acquisition of CLEAN SHOWERR from Clean Shower L.P., and SCRUB FREER and DELICARER from Benckiser Consumer Products Inc. as of November 30, 1999. The acquisition of SCRUB FREE and...
Church & Dwight names new vice president, research & development
PRINCETON, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 25, 1995--Robert A. Davies, III, President and Chief Executive Officer of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD), manufacturers of ARM & HAMMERR consumer and specialty products, announced today that Raymond L. Bendure, Ph.D., has been named Vice President of Research & Development effective November 1. He...
Church & Dwight elects Robert A. Davies, III to Board of Directors
PRINCETON, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 28, 1995--Church & Dwight Co., Inc. reported that Robert A. Davies, III currently vice president and president of the Arm & Hammer Division, was elected to the Board of Directors, increasing its number to 12.In a release earlier today, the company announced that Davies will succeed Dwight...
Church & Dwight announces restructuring
PRINCETON, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 27, 1995--Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) announced that as part of a cost reduction program it will lay off 51 people today.This headcount reduction and other organizational changes will result in a pretax charge of approximately $5 million against third quarter 1995 earnings.Church & Dwight Co.,...
Church & Dwight reports 1994 earnings
PRINCETON, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 26, 1994--Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) today announced that sales for the year ended Dec. 31, 1994 were $491.0 million, compared to $507.7 million in 1993.Earnings for the year of $6.1 million, or 31 cents per share, after a pre-tax restructuring charge of $6.9 million, or...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Adrian J. Huns | President, International Consumer Products |
| Joseph A. Sipia Jr. | President, Specialty Products Division |
| Bruce F. Fleming | Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer |
| Matthew T. Farrell | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Steven J. Katz | Vice President, Controller and Cao |
| Jacquelin J. Brova | Executive Vice President, Human Resources |
| Louis H. Tursi Jr. | Executive Vice President, Domestic Consumer Sales |
| Mark G. Conish | Executive Vice President, Global Operations |
| Paul A. Siracusa PhD | Executive Vice President, Global Research and Development |
| Steven P. Cugine | Executive Vice President, Global New Products Innovation |
| Susan E. Goldy Esq | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
| Bryan Harpine | Vice President, Product Dev, Pet & Air Care |
| Gary P. Halker | Treasurer & Vice President, Finance |
| Grey P. Halker | Vice President & Treasurer |
| Maureen Usifer | Vice President, Finance |
| Stacey Feldman | Vice President, Marketing, Women's Health & Personal Care |
| Craig Sheehan | Manager, Product |
| Bruce K Redding | |
| Cheryl Crawford | Management Analyst |
| Tony Isidore | |
| John D. Leggett III | Director |
| Lionel L. Nowell | Director |
| Richard Leaman, JR. | Director |
| Rosina B. Dixon MD | Director |
| T. Rosie Albright | Director |
| Thelma R. Albright | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| James R. Craigie | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
| Dwight C. Minton | Chairman Emeritus |
| Arthur B. Winkleblack | Board of Directors |
| Borton B. Staniar | Board of Directors |
| Bradley C. Irwin | Board of Directors |
| Burton B. Staniar | Board of Directors |
| J. Richard Leaman Jr. | Board of Directors |
| John O. Whitney | Board of Directors |
| Krishnamurty Saligram Ravichandra | Board of Directors |
| Lional L. Nowell | Board of Directors |
| Ravi K. Saligram | Board of Directors |
| Ravichandra K. Saligram | Board of Directors |
| Robert A. Davies III | Board of Directors |
| Robert A. McCabe | Board of Directors |
| Robert D. Leblanc | Board of Directors |
| Robert K. Shearer | Board of Directors |
| Zvi Eiref | Board of Directors |
Mr. Craigie, 55, has been our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since May 2007. From July 2004 until May 2007, he was our President and Chief Executive Officer. From December 1998 through September 2003, he was President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Spalding Sports Worldwide and its successor, Top-Flite Golf Co. During the period from 1983 to November 1998, Mr. Craigie held various senior management positions with Kraft Foods Inc. Prior to entering private industry, he served for six years as an officer in the U.S. Navy. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Meredith Corporation, a media and marketing company, Graham Windham, a non-profit organization helping at-risk children and youth, and the Grocery Manufacturer s Association, an industry council consisting of chief executive officers from leading consumer packaged goods companies. Mr. Craigie has been a Director of Church & Dwight since 2004.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Director | Current |
| Meredith Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Meredith Corporation | Member, Audit Committee | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | President, International Consumer Products | Current |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | President, Specialty Products Division | Current |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Vice President Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Vice President, Controller and Cao | Current |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Controller & Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Executive Vice President, Human Resources | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Executive Vice President, Domestic Consumer Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Executive Vice President, Global Operations | Current |
| Tasty Baking Company | Vice President of Global Operations, Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Current |
| Tasty Baking Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Vice President of Global Operations | Former |
| Co-Operations Inc | Church & Dwight S Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Executive Vice President, Global Research and Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Executive Vice President, Global New Products Innovation | Current |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | President, Household Prods Business | Former |
| Arm & Hammer Consumer Products | President, Household Prods | Former |
| Arm & Hammer Consumer Products | Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Vice President, Product Dev, Pet & Air Care | Current |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Director, Deodorization & Pet | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Treasurer & Vice President, Finance | Current |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Treasurer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Vice President & Treasurer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Vice President, Finance | Current |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Controller | Former |
| Arm & Hammer | Senior Finance Manager | Former |
| Clarkson University | M.B.A. In Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Vice President, Marketing, Women's Health & Personal Care | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Manager, Product | Current |
Mr. Redding has 18 years of experience in controlled release products. With seven issued and six pending patents, he has been involved in the development of more than twelve commercial products including products using ultrasound. In 1988 he co-founded Encapsulation Systems Inc. After licensing technology to DuPont in 1991, he joined M-Cap technologies (a DuPont/ConAgra joint venture) as executive Vice President, where he designed and built two production plants and three laboratories, producing products, which had nearly $25 MM in contract sales prior to his departure in 1994. Mr. Redding has extensive experience in technology transfer, having negotiated license or R&D agreements with such firms as Church & Dwight, Ottens Flavors, GNC, Sandoz, Nabisco, and General Mills. Mr. Redding received his B.S. degree in Engineering Technology from Temple University has written several articles on microencapsulation in trade publications and scientific journals and has attended a number of management seminars with the American Management Association. In the past he worked as Materials Engineer for Insulated Technologies Corp., Chief Engineer of Insulated Technologies Corp., Executive Vice President/Technology Director of M-CAP Technologies Intl. (A DuPont/ConAgra Joint venture), and Acting CEO for Delta Food Group.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Encapsulation Systems Inc | President and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Dermisonics, Inc. | Executive Vice President of Licensing & Corporate Strategy | Current |
| Nabisco | Current | |
| Sandoz | Current | |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Current | |
| GNC Corporation | Current | |
| Ottens Flavors | Current | |
| General Mills, Inc. | Current | |
| Dermisonics, Inc. | Member of the Board of Directors | Current |
| Encapsulation Systems Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Dermisonics, Inc. | President, Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Encapsulation Systems Inc | Co-Founder | Former |
| Temple University | B.S. Degree In Engineering Technology | Former |
| American Management Association | Management Seminars With | Former |
Ms. Crawford is a retiree from Celanese Americas Corp and is presently working for Church & Dwight Co., Inc. as a Cash Management Analyst. She is presently Board President for the Martin Luther King Youth Center in Bridgewater, NJ and has served on that board for the past ten years. She is also very active with the United Way of Somerset County serving on the the Funds Distribution Panel. Ms. Crawford resides in Hillsborough, NJ.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Martin Luther King Youth Center | Board President | Current |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Management Analyst | Current |
| Casa of NJ | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Larosa Isidore Group LLC | Creative Director | Current |
| Amerifit Nutrition Inc. | Current | |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Current | |
| Pharmaceutical Formulations, Inc. | Former | |
| Isidore & Paulson, Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Chairman Emeritus | Current |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| H.J. Heinz Company | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| H.J. Heinz Company | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Indigo Capital Limited | CEO | Former |
| Indigo Capital Limited | Acting Chief | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Mr. Irwin, 50, has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Welch Foods Inc. since February 2009. Mr. Irwin was President, Cadbury Adams North America LLC, the North American confectionery business unit of Cadbury Schweppes plc., from June 2007 through November 2008. From April 2003 until June 2007, Mr. Irwin was President, Cadbury Adams USA LLC, the United States confectionery business unit of Cadbury Schweppes. Mr. Irwin served as President of Mott s Inc., a business unit of Cadbury Schweppes, from May 2000 until April 2003. From 1980 to 1999, Mr. Irwin served in various capacities for The Procter & Gamble Company. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Save the Children, a non-profit organization. Mr. Irwin has been a Director of Church & Dwight since 2006 and is a member of the Audit Committee of the Board.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Welch Foods Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Welch Foods Inc. | President | Current |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Save The Children | Board of Directors | Current |
Burton B. Staniar, age 66, has been a director of the Company since May 2001 and currently serves on the Compensation Committee, the Corporate Governance Committee and the Audit Committee. Mr. Staniar is Chairman of Knoll, Inc. a global office furnishing company. Prior to joining Knoll, Inc. in 1994, Mr. Staniar was Chairman of Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, which operated television and radio stations, a television production company and cable programming ventures. He was named Chairman of Westinghouse Broadcasting Company in 1987 after previously serving as President of Group W Cable, Inc. Mr. Staniar has also held marketing and general management positions at Colgate-Palmolive Company and Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Mr. Staniar is a director at Knoll, Inc.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Knoll, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Westinghouse | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Elwyn, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Current |
| Elwyn, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia Business School | Professor Emeritus, Management | Current |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Senior vice president and treasurer of PepsiCo, Inc. Purchase, New York Age: 54 Director Since: 2004 Senior vice president and treasurer of PepsiCo, Inc. since 2001. A director of Reynolds American Inc., Mr. Nowell is an independent director. Committee Membership: Audit (Chairman), Directors and Corporate Governance, Executive, Finance, Policy
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| American Electric Power Company, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Director | Current |
| Reynolds American Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Executive Leadership Council | Board of Directors | Current |
| Pillsbury | Vice President | Former |
| American Electric Power Company, Inc. | Directors and Corporate Governance Committee Member | Former |
| Pillsbury | Director, Internal Audit | Former |
| Pillsbury | Controller | Former |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | Controller | Former |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Finance | Former |
| Pizza Hut, Inc. | Finance Executive | Former |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | Treasurer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pilot Capital Corporation | Manager | Current |
| Edison Venture Fund | Current | |
| Pilot Capital Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Thermo Electron Corporation | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Boston Medical Center | Former | |
| Valeant Pharmaceuticals International | Chairman | Former |
| Thermo Electron Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion Research Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Mtn Capital Partners LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Jetera. Prior to | Member, Board of Advisors | Current |
| National Association of Corporate Directors | Board of Directors | Current |
| American Chemical Society | Board of Directors | Current |
| Jetera, Inc. | Member, Board of Advisors | Current |
| National Association of Corporate Directors | Member | Current |
| American Chemical Society | Member | Current |
| Handy & Harman | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Handy & Harman | President | Former |
| Handy & Harman | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Handy & Harman | Director | Former |
| Boston College | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Director | Current |
| Cambrex Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Schering-Plough Corporation | Medical Director | Former |
| Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OCE Imagistics Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Director | Current |
| The United Illuminating Company | Director | Current |
| UIL Holdings Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| OCE Imagistics Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| UIL Holdings Corporation | Compensation Committee Chairman | Former |
Zvi Eiref joined as an independent director effective August 6, 2007. Mr. Eiref was employed for over 20 years as Chief Financial Officer of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. From 1988 to 1995 Mr. Eiref served as Chief Financial Officer of Chanel, Inc and, prior to this, held positions at Unilever and Arthur Andersen in Europe. Mr. Eiref is an English Chartered Accountant.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Physicians Formula, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Physicians Formula Holdings, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Unigene Laboratories, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Chanel, Inc | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Chanel, Inc | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | Vice President, Finance | Former |
| Unilever | Former | |
| University of Oxford | Former | |
| The London School of Economics | Former |
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