Take one look at our board of directors and you’ll see an impressive gathering of experience, expertise and achievement.
And you’ll also understand why they are such an integral part of our continued growth and success.
Bill G. Armstrong
Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Cargill Animal Nutrition
Mr. Armstrong served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Cargill Animal Nutrition (animal feed products), from 2001 to 2004. He is now retired. He is also a director of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.
Prior to his employment with Cargill, Mr. Armstrong served as Chief Operating Officer of Agribrands International, Inc., an international agricultural products business, and as Executive Vice President of Operations of the international agricultural products business of Ralston Purina Company. He also served as Managing Director of Ralston’s Philippine operations, and during his tenure there, was president of the American Chamber of Commerce.
As a result of his international and operational experience, he provides a global perspective to the board, which has become increasingly important as our international operations have grown to account for approximately half of our annual sales and profitability.[PAGEBREAK]
Daniel J. Heinrich
Retired Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
The Clorox Company
Mr. Heinrich served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of The Clorox Company from 2003 to 2011. He is now retired. His is also an advisory board member of E. & J. Gallo Winery, and formerly served on the Board and was a member of the Audit & Finance Committee of Advanced Medical Optics Inc. from 2007 until its acquisition by Abbott Labs in 2009.
Prior to his employment with Clorox, Mr. Heinrich served as Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Transamerica Finance Corporation. Prior to that, he served in the financial services group of the Ford Motor Company for ten years in various capacities. He started his career at Ernst and Young where he spent over eight years in both audit and tax roles. Mr. Heinrich is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).
Mr. Heinrich brings to Energizer more than 34 years of experience in consumer products, financial management, operations, and strategy development and execution.
R. David Hoover
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Ball Corporation
Mr. Hoover served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ball Corporation (beverage and food packaging and aerospace products and services) from 2001 to 2011. He is now retired. Mr. Hoover is also a director of Ball Corporation, Eli Lilly and Company, and formerly a director of Irwin Financial Corporation.[PAGEBREAK]Mr. Hoover began his employment at Ball Corporation in 1970, and has served in numerous finance and administration, treasury and operational capacities during his tenure at Ball, including service as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer. His broad and extensive experience provides our board with valuable insight into complex business, operational and financial issues.
His chairmanship of our Finance and Oversight Committee has been significant, particularly during the recent global recession, as that committee directly advises management on financial and economic issues and strategies.
John C. Hunter
Retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Solutia, Inc.
Mr. Hunter served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Solutia, Inc. (chemical products) from 1999 to 2004. He is now retired. He is also a director of Penford Corporation, KMG Chemicals, Inc., and formerly a director of Hercules, Inc.
Mr. Hunter has a degree in chemical engineering and a Masters in Business Administration. During his career with Solutia and its former parent, Monsanto, Inc., he obtained many years of experience in the specialty chemicals business, as well as an in-depth knowledge of environmental issues.[PAGEBREAK]As a result, he provides insightful risk management experience to our board, and a practical perspective and understanding as we deal with environmental, regulatory and sustainability issues.
John E. Klein
President
Randolph College
Mr. Klein has served as President of Randolph College (education) since August 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Klein served as Executive Vice Chancellor for Administration, Washington University in St. Louis (education) from 2004 to August 2007. From 1985 to 2004, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer, Bunge North America, Inc. (agribusiness), and formerly served as a director of Embrex, Inc.
Mr. Klein obtained a law degree and practiced law with a firm in New York City for several years before joining Bunge International. He had a number of international postings in Europe and South America before being named Chief Executive of Bunge’s North American operations. He has also obtained significant administrative experience in the field of higher education.
He brings the benefits of his diverse legal, international, operational and administrative background and experience to our Board, and to his chairmanship of our Nominating and Executive Compensation Committee. In that role, he has gained extensive knowledge of our compensation plans and programs, and a thorough understanding of current issues, trends and concerns in executive compensation design.[PAGEBREAK] Ward M. Klein
Chief Executive Officer
Energizer Holdings, Inc.
W. Patrick McGinnis
Chief Executive Officer and President
Nestlé Purina PetCare Company
Mr. McGinnis has served as Chief Executive Officer and President, Nestlé Purina PetCare Company (pet foods and related products) since 2001. He is also a director of Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
Mr. McGinnis has almost forty years of experience in consumer products industries, including almost twenty years as Chief Executive of the Purina pet food business. As a result, he has expertise with respect to marketing and other commercial issues, competitive challenges, and long-term strategic planning, as well as valuable perspectives with respect to potential acquisitions of consumer products businesses.
J. Patrick Mulcahy
Chairman of the Board, Energizer Holdings, Inc.
and Retired Chief Executive Officer, Energizer Holdings, Inc.
Mr. Mulcahy has served as Chairman of the Board of Energizer Holdings, Inc. since 2007. He served as Vice Chairman of the Board from January 2005 to January 2007, and prior to that time served as Chief Executive Officer, Energizer Holdings, Inc. from 2000 to 2005, and as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Eveready Battery Company, Inc. from 1987 until his retirement in 2005.[PAGEBREAK]He is also a director of Hanesbrands, Inc. and Ralcorp Holdings, Inc., and was formerly a director of Solutia, Inc.
Mr. Mulcahy has over forty years of experience in consumer products industries, including almost twenty years as Chief Executive of our battery business. He was our first Chief Executive Officer, and managed and directed the acquisition of our Schick-Wilkinson Sword business in 2003. He is very knowledgeable about the dynamics of our various businesses and the categories in which they compete.
His experience with the complex financial and operational issues of consumer products businesses brings critical financial, operational and strategic expertise to our Board of Directors.
Pamela M. Nicholson
President and Chief Operating Officer
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Ms. Nicholson has served as President and Chief Operating Officer,Enterprise Holdings, Inc. (auto rental and leasing) since 2008. She served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Enterprise from 2004 to 2008, and as Senior Vice President, North American Operations from 1999 to 2004.
Ms. Nicholson has served almost thirty years at Enterprise, obtaining extensive operational and management expertise. As the first woman president of Enterprise, a private company and one of the largest and most comprehensive vehicle rental businesses worldwide, she has been named four times to Fortune Magazine’s Top 50 Most Powerful Women list.[PAGEBREAK]Ms. Nicholson provides our Board with global perspective with respect to operational and business issues, and insight with respect to executive compensation and diversity issues.
John R. Roberts
Retired Executive Director, Civic Progress St. Louis
and Retired Managing Partner of Mid-South Region, Arthur Andersen, LLP
Mr. Roberts served as Executive Director, Civic Progress St. Louis (civic organization) from 2001 through 2006. From 1993 to 1998, he served as Managing Partner, Mid-South Region, Arthur Andersen LLP (public accountancy). He is now retired. Mr. Roberts is also a director of Regions Financial Corporation and Centene Corporation.
Mr. Roberts brings many years of experience as an audit partner at Arthur Andersen to our board. His extensive knowledge of financial accounting, accounting principles, and financial reporting rules and regulations, and his experience in evaluating financial results and generally overseeing the financial reporting process of large public companies from an independent auditor’s perspective, provides invaluable expertise to our board and audit committee.
Mr. Roberts’ service as a board member and audit committee chair for other public companies reinforces the knowledge and insight he provides to our board.
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InvestorsWe generate consistent growth by consistently
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2010 Annual Report
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Our Mission
We are a company of challengers striving to meet people’s needs better than anyone else.
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