Gillette – Procter & Gamble Merger Blog

X-Gillette Management

“Fielding the Best team” What has happened to Gillette’s Management Team since the merger?


xkilts.jpegJames M. Kilts

X-Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and President

Payoff received from merger is estimated between $150m and $180m. Effective July 1, 2006 James M. Kilts, (58), currently vice chairman of the board – Gillette, will step down as head of the Gillette business unit to devote his full attention to the Gillette integration and a smooth business transition, until his planned, and previously announced retirement on October 1, 2006. Bye Bye Jimmy


xDeGraan.jpegEdward F. DeGraan

X-Vice Chairman of the Board

Payoff received from merger estimated at $40m. Ed is keeping a very low profile. He is supposedly “working” on the integration until retiring as of October 1, 2006.


X-Senior Vice Presidents

xcowhig.jpeg Michael T. Cowhig

  • MERGER SURVIVOR
  • X Gillette SVP President, Global Technical and Manufacturing
  • 2005 President-Global Technical & Manufacturing
Chuck Cramb at Avon Charles W. Cramb

  • MERGER CASUALTY
  • X Gillette SVP Finance and Chief Financial Officer
  • After GilletteAvon Executive Vice President, Finance & Technology and CFO ….and looking much happier
xguillet.jpeg Edward E. Guillet

  • MERGER CASUALTY
  • X Gillette SVP Human Resources
  • After Gillette – Independent human resources consultant and Director at Waste Connections Inc.
xKlein.jpeg Peter Klein

  • MERGER CASUALTY
  • X Gillette SVP Strategy, Business Development, and Global Marketing Resources
  • After Gillette – Founder of PK Associates
xlane.jpeg Kathy Lane

  • MERGER CASUALTY
  • X Gillette SVP and Chief Information Officer
  • After Gillette – CIO at National Grid
xManfredi.jpeg John F. Manfredi

  • MERGER CASUALTY
  • X Gillette SVP Corporate Affairs
  • After Gillette – ???? (MIA)
C. Scott O'Hara Scott O’Hara

  • MERGER CASUALTY
  • X Gillette SVP t of Europe for Gillette Group International
  • After Gillette – H.J Heinz Hired as EVP for Heinz Asia Pacific and Canada, as of May 1, 2006 appointed EVP, president and CEO for Heinz Europe as of May 1, 2006
xShirley.jpeg Edward D. Shirley

  • MERGER SURVIVOR
  • X Gillette SVP President, International Commercial Operations
  • 2005 President, Commercial Operations, International – Gillette
    2006 Group President-North America Market Development Organization
xWhite.jpeg James D. White

  • MERGER CASUALTY
  • X Gillette SVP Business development, North America
  • After Gillette Safeway Senior Vice President, Corporate Brands
xWillard.jpeg Richard K. Willard

  • MERGER CASUALTY
  • X Gillette SVP and General Counsel
  • After Gillette – Legal Advisor to the Board of Directors of Bristol-Myers-Squibb)
  • UPDATE (Sep 13, 2006): Bristol-Myers General Counsel Richard K. Willard will leave the company. A federal monitor recommended at a board meeting Monday that the company fire both Dolan and Willard. Dolan has been CEO since 2001, and Willard was appointed general counsel in October.

X-Vice Presidents

xcleverly.jpeg A. Bruce Cleverly

  • MERGER SURVIVOR CASUALTY
  • 2005 President-Global Oral Care
  • 2007 On “Special Assignment” set to retire September, just before the merger is complete. Currently o
xDooley.jpeg Joseph F. Dooley

  • MERGER SURVIVOR
  • 2005 President-Commercial Operations, N.A.
  • 2006 President–Duracell
xHoffman.jpeg Peter K. Hoffman

  • MERGER SURVIVOR
  • 2005 President-Global Grooming
xLeckie.jpeg Mark M. Leckie

  • MERGER SURVIVOR CASUALTY
  • 2005 President-Global Duracell & Braun
  • 2006 Group President-Gillette Global Business Unit
  • 2007 On “Special Assignment” set to retire September, just before the merger is complete.
xpesce.jpeg Mary Ann Pesce

  • MERGER SURVIVOR CASUALTY
  • 2005 President-New Business Development
  • 2006 President – New Business Development, Deodorants/Male Personal Care and Personal Cleansing
  • 2007 On “Special Assignment” set to retire September, just before the merger is complete.
xscalzo.jpeg Joseph E. Scalzo

3 Comments »

  1. According to a Dec 7th article in the Boston Globe:

    “Of Gillette’s 135 high-level managers, about 53 have departed. Some retired, others turned down jobs, and some were not offered positions at the newly combined company.

    Many executives, however, are staying. About 82 Gillette employees have accepted jobs or transitional roles at P&G, including former Gillette chief executive James M. Kilts, who will stay for a year to head a new global business unit in Boston.”

    Comment by Skip — December 10, 2005 @ 2:10 am

  2. FYI, I an not “retired”! I was asked to be part of the post-change in control transition team for up to one year following change in control, after playing an active role on the pre-change in control Integration Planning Team. I decided to leave Gillette at change-in-control to P&G on October 1, 2005; and immediately reactivated my management consulting practice: PK ASSOCIATES LLC (www.pkassoc.com), and have been actively engaged at about 100% of my time in annual retainer and growth management project work since October 2005. I have never used the ‘retire’ word!

    Comment by Peter Klein — October 8, 2006 @ 9:20 pm

  3. FYI: I never “retired”!

    After working actively on the ‘pre-change in control’ Integration Planning Team (2/05-9/05) at Gillette, along with my ‘day job’ at the time, I was asked during the summer of 2005 to stay for up to one year to work on the Integration Transition team.

    I decided to leave at control change (on 10/1/05), when I re-activated my management consultancy, PK ASSOCIATES LLC (www.pkassoc.com).

    I have been working at full capacity since October 2005 across annual retainers and project work for major blue chip companies, focusing on Growth Management-related advisory/consulting work.

    Peter Klein
    http://www.pkassoc.com

    Comment by Peter Klein — October 8, 2006 @ 9:37 pm


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