|
EDUCATION: Hamilton College A.B. 1969 Harvard Business School M.B.A. 1977
BUSINESS AFFILIATIONS PRIOR TO JOINING PROCTER & GAMBLE: U.S. Navy 1970-1975
DATE JOINED PROCTER & GAMBLE: June 1977
POSITIONS HELD AND DATES: 1977 - Brand Assistant Joy 1978 - Sales Training Denver Sales District 1978 - Assistant Brand Manager Tide 1980 - Brand Manager Dawn & Ivory Snow 1981 - Brand Manager Special Assignment & Ivory Snow 1982 - Brand Manager Cheer 1983 - Associate Advertising Manager PS&D Division 1986 - Advertising Manager PS&D Division 1988 - General Manager Laundry Products PS&D Division 1991 - Vice President-Laundry and Cleaning Products Procter & Gamble USA 1992 - Group Vice President The Procter & Gamble Company and President- Laundry and Cleaning Products Procter & Gamble USA 1994 - Group Vice President The Procter & Gamble Company and President-Procter & Gamble Far East 1995 - Executive Vice President The Procter & Gamble Company (President-Asia Procter & Gamble Asia) 1998 - Executive Vice President The Procter & Gamble Company (President-North America Procter & Gamble North America) 1999 - President-Global Beauty Care and North America 2000 - President and Chief Executive 2002 - Chairman of the Board President and Chief Executive
LOCAL AND NATIONAL ACTIVITIES: Member Board of Directors General Electric Company Member Board of Directors Dell Inc. Member The Business Council Member The Business Roundtable Member Board of Directors Grocery Manufacturers of America Member Board of Trustees Hamilton College Member Board of Directors United Negro College Fund Member American Society of Corporate Executives Member The Lauder Institute Board of Governors (Wharton School of Arts & Sciences) Member Board of Trustees U.S. Council for International Business Chairman Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC) Past Member Board of Trustees Xavier University Past Member Board of Directors General Motors Corporation Past Member G100 (formerly The M&A Group) Past Member American Chamber of Commerce in Japan Past Member Board of Trustees Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Past Member Board of Trustees The Seven Hills School Past Member Board of Trustees Medical Center Fund of Cincinnati Past Member Board of Trustees Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park Past Member Board of Trustees Cincinnati Fine Arts Fund
CLUBS: Hamilton Club of Southern Ohio Harvard Club of Cincinnati Commonwealth Club of Cincinnati Commercial Club of Cincinnati Cincinnati Country Club Metropolitan Club Queen City Club.
A.G. Lafley was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors in April 2002 effective July 1 2002 in addition to his current responsibilities as President and Chief Executive. Mr. Lafley joined P&G in 1977 in Marketing. He held a variety of positions in P&G’s laundry and cleaning business before being named group vice president in 1992. He delivered record sales and profits through the introduction of major product innovations including Liquid Tide and Tide with Bleach and by focusing on building strong brand franchises. In 1995 Mr. Lafley was named executive vice president with responsibility for Asia. During his three years leading that business he laid the foundation for a return to growth in Japan helped build the business in China from less than $90 million to nearly $1 billion and successfully led the Asia business through major currency and economic upheaval as well as the impact of the Kobe Japan earthquake. In 1999 Mr. Lafley was named president of P&G’s global Beauty Care business and the North America market development organization. Under his leadership P&G’s North America business achieved all time record high net sales. During that time he also laid the foundation for a comprehensive global strategy to revitalize P&G’s beauty business. He placed major focus on innovations in both product and marketing driving renewed growth across P&G’s Hair Care business particularly Pantene. In 2000 Mr. Lafley was elected President and Chief Executive of P&G. Since then he has put P&G back on track to deliver its long term goals by focusing on top brands countries and customers superior consumer value and improved cost and cash management. Further he has set a clear vision for future growth including the acquisition of Clairol in 2001 and the acquisition of Wella the company’s largest acquisition to date. P&G’s stock price more than doubled since June of 2000 which led to the company’s decision to split P&G stock 2-for-1 in May 2004. A native of Keene New Hampshire Mr. Lafley graduated from Hamilton College with a BA in History and from Harvard Business School with a Master’s in Business Administration. Before joining P&G Mr. Lafley also served in the U.S. Navy for 5 years. His local and national activities include: member Board of Trustees Hamilton College member Board of Directors United Negro College Fund member Board of Directors General Electric Company Board of Directors Dell Inc.; chairman Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC); member American Society of Corporate Executives and The Business Roundtable; member Board of Trustees-US Council for International Business; member The Business Council; The Lauder Institute Board of Governors (Wharton School of Arts & Sciences) and member Board of Trustees Grocery Manufacturers of America. Mr. Lafley is past member Board of Directors General Motors Corporation Board of Trustees Xavier University Board of Trustees Cincinnati Fine Arts Fund American Chamber of Commerce in Japan; past member G100 (formerly the M&A Group) Board of Trustees Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Board of Trustees The Seven Hills School Medical Center Fund of Cincinnati and past member Board of Trustees - Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. | 