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P&G was one of the first mainstream advertisers on Spanish-language TV during the mid-1980s. [82] [83] By the late 1990s, P&G was established as the largest advertiser on Spanish-language media. [84] In 2008, P&G expanded into music sponsorship when it joined Island Def Jam to create Tag Records, named after a body spray that P&G acquired from ...
Comet, a long-time P&G brand of cleanser is owned by Prestige Brands; Crisco (vegetable oil and shortening) sold to The J.M. Smucker Company then sold to B&G Foods; Crush/Hires/Sun Drop carbonated soft drinks (sold to Cadbury Schweppes in late 1980s) Dantrium sold to JHP Pharmaceuticals and SpePharm; Dash taken over by Dalli-Werke (dalli group ...
In 1986, Berkshire acquired Scott Fetzer Company, a diversified group of 32 brands that manufactures and distributes products for residential, industrial, and institutional use, including Ginsu knives and World Book Encyclopedia. It included Kirby Company, which was sold in 2021, Wayne Water Systems, and Campbell Hausfeld products. [42]
He joined Procter & Gamble on September 1, 1988 [2] [3] [5] [6] and was appointed Vice President in 2007. He was treasurer from 2007 to December 2008. [2] [3] On January 1, 2009, he became Chief Financial Officer.
Taylor spent the first decade of his career in P&G's Product Supply organization, where he managed production and operations at a number of plants, eventually managing P&G's manufacturing plant in Mehoopany, Pennsylvania. This experience gave him hands-on understanding of manufacturing, logistics, engineering, and supply chain operations.
Gamble went into business with William Procter after they became related by marriage. Gamble's wife Elizabeth Ann Norris was the sister of Procter's wife Olivia Norris. The pair's father-in-law, Alexander Norris, first suggested that the two go into business together in 1837 and consequently Procter & Gamble was born.
John E. Pepper Jr. (born August 2, 1938) is an American businessman. [1] He served as chief executive officer and/or chairman of Procter & Gamble from 1995 to 2002. He was also CEO of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, [1] [2] and until 2012 served as the chairman of the board of The Walt Disney Company.
On average, P&G's annual organic sales grew 5%, annual core earnings-per-share grew 12%, and free cash flow productivity averaged 112% a year since 2001. [19] Further, during Lafley's tenure, the Company's market capitalization more than doubled, making P&G one of the five most valuable companies in the U.S. and among the 10 most valuable ...