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Lawrence S. "Larry" Peiros was named executive vice president and chief operating officer Clorox North America in January 2007. In this position, he has overall responsibility for all of the company's U.S. and Canada businesses.
Peiros joined The Clorox Company in 1981 as a brand assistant in Household Products Marketing. During the years that followed, he held Marketing positions of increasing responsibility. He was named vice president Corporate Marketing Services in 1993, vice president Food Products in 1995, vice president Armor All® Products and Cleaning Products in 1997 and vice president Household Products in 1998. In 1999, he was named group vice president with responsibility for the company's U.S. Laundry and Home Care, Auto Care, Brita® water-filtration products and Professional Products businesses, as well as Clorox Canada.
Prior to joining Clorox, Peiros was assistant dean of freshmen at Dartmouth College. He is a member of the board of directors of Potlatch Corporation, a timberland real estate investment trust; The Soap and Detergent Association; and the Oakland Zoo.
A native of Chicago, Peiros earned a bachelor's degree in English at Dartmouth College and a master's degree in business administration at Stanford University. | 