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
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing: 325611
Recent Events
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Church & Dwight Co Inc reports USD0.14 per share dividend
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Emerson Electric Net Falls; Cognizant Technology Net Up
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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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Why I Sold Coke and Bought Church & Dwight
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Church & Dwight: Optimism Abounds
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Church & Dwight Co. Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Inaudible] Unidentified Analyst Just on the Orajel side, if I'm doing the math correctly, this 40 basis points that’s the gross margin now, has been able to keeping moving from 30–40 basis points in there and in fact that and then 70, all I need is another...
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call ExcerptChurch & Dwight Co., Inc. CHD Q2 2008 Earnings Call November 4, 2008 10:00 am ET Executives Jim Craigie - Chairman and CEO Matt Farrelll - CFO Analysts Alice Longley - Buckingham Research Douglas Lane - Jefferies & Company Bill Chappell - Suntrust Bill Schmitz - Deutsche...
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Church & Dwight Co., Inc. F2Q08 (Qtr End 06/27/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of William Chappel – SunTrust Robinson Humphrey William Chappel – SunTrust Robinson Humphrey I was certainly impressed on the gross margin guidance and EPS guidance but can you tell us how much of that is just...
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session[Operator Instructions] Your first question will be from the line of Bill Schmitz of Deutsche Bank. Please proceed. William Schmitz - Deutsche Bank Hi guys, good morning. James R. Craigie Hi, Bill. William Schmitz - Deutsche Bank Hi. Can you sort of extrapolate on what solidly accretive 2009...
Church & Dwight to Acquire Orajel and Other OTC Brands for $380 Million
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD), makers of Arm & Hammer[R] products, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Del Pharmaceuticals, Inc. business for $380 million in cash from Coty Inc., a leader in global beauty and the world's largest fragrance company....
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionAlice? Alice Longley - Buckingham Research Alice Longley, Buckingham. My question is about Unilever Detergents. I think everybody knows that they are up for sale I guess, and could you outline why Unilever Detergents might be a good acquisition for you, why it might not be a good...
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Declares 428th Regular Quarterly Dividend
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD), manufacturer of ARM & HAMMER([R]) consumer and specialty products, today reported that the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of eight cents per share.
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 |
| Cheryl Crawford | Management Analyst |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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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