EDUCATION: University of Louvain, Belgium, License, 1968 American University of Beirut, B.Sc., 1970 Illinois Institute of Technology, Ph.D. Chem., 1973 Texas A&M, Post Doctorate, 1974
BUSINESS AFFILIATIONS PRIOR TO JOINING PROCTER & GAMBLE: None
DATE JOINED PROCTER & GAMBLE: August 1974
POSITIONS HELD AND DATES: 1974 - Staff Scientist, Asia & Latin America Division 1975 - Group Leader, Laundry Products, Asia & Latin America Division 1977 - Section Head, Laundry Products, Asia & Latin America Division 1978 - Section Head, Oral Care Product Development, Toilet Goods Division 1980 - Associate Director, Oral Care Product Development, Toilet Goods Division 1983 - Associate Director, Fabric Softener Product Development, BS&HCP Division 1987 - Director Product Development, BS&HCP Division 1987 - Director Product Development, Hard Surface Cleaners; Director Product Development, Personal Cleansing Products, BS&HCP Division 1989 - Director Product Development, BS&HCP Europe (ETC) 1992 - Manager Research and Development, Laundry Products, Procter & Gamble Europe, Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe (ETC) 1994 - Manager Research and Development, Procter & Gamble Far East (Kobe) 1995 - Vice President Research and Development, Procter & Gamble Far East 1996 - Vice President Research and Development (Laundry and Fabric Conditioner Products), Procter & Gamble Worldwide 1999 - Vice President Research & Development, Global Fabric & Home Care 2001 - Senior Vice President R&D, Global Fabric & Home Care 2005 - Senior Vice President-Corporate Research & Development NATIONAL ACTIVITIES Chairman, Shaping Leader of Innovation Program at the Kellogs School of Business IRI - 1997-2001 Board of Directors, IRI - 2001 - current Member, European Instititute of Research Management 2001 current Member of the Board, GreenEarth Solutions Inc. 2002 - current Advisory Professor to Tsinghua University IN Beijing 2002 - current Member of the Board, CEFIC - 2003 |