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Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

(CHD) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$4.2B
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. Craigie
Number of Employees 3,500
Contact Information

469 N Harrison St

Princeton, New Jersey 08543-5297

churchdwight.co...

(609) 683-5900

NAICS Code Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing: 325611

Recent Events

  • OraSure settles patent lawsuit with Inverness and Church & Dwight

    11/20/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story

  • Church & Dwight Co Inc reports USD0.14 per share dividend

    11/02/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Emerson Electric Net Falls; Cognizant Technology Net Up

    11/03/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Church & Dwight enters into settlement agreement with Abbott and Surmodics

    9/25/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story

  • STOCKS NEWS US-Church & Dwight raises dividend, outlook

    8/04/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Church & Dwight Cleans Up

    8/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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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

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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

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Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Current
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Vice President Former

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Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Vice President Finance Former

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Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Vice President, Controller and Cao Current
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Controller & Vice President Former

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Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Executive Vice President, Human Resources Current

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Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Executive Vice President, Domestic Consumer Sales Current

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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

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Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Treasurer & Vice President, Finance Current
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Treasurer Current

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Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Vice President & Treasurer Current

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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

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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

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Columbia Business School Professor Emeritus, Management Current
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Board of Directors Current

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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

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Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Director Current

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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

Executive News

  • Heinz To Raise Spending Cap To Keep Ketchup Flowing

    Media Post - 8/21/09 - View Story

  • Earnings at Heinz decline slightly

    Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 8/21/09 - View Story

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     CHD $60.35 -0.41 (-0.67% )
Average Volume 589,751
Shares Outstanding 70.35M
Market Cap 4.2B
Year High 61.14
Year Low 45.41
Earnings Per Share 3.29
P/E Ratio 18.34
Dividend 0.56
Yield 0.93
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