CINCINNATI, Dec. 11, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) announced today it has signed a binding offer with the Sara Lee Corporation (NYSE: SLE) to acquire Ambi Pur for euro 320 million ($470 million). Under the terms of the agreement, P&G will acquire Ambi Pur, a leading global air care brand with presence in 80 countries, as well as several toilet care products with strong presence in Western Europe and Asia.
.CINCINNATI, Dec. 8, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) Board of Directors today announced the following organizational changes:
A.G. Lafley, (62), chairman of the board, will retire from the Company effective February 25, 2010. He will step out of his role as chairman on January 1, 2010.
Robert A. McDonald, (56), currently president and chief executive officer, has been elected chairman of the board, in addition to his other responsibilities, effective January 1, 2010
CINCINNATI , Nov. 19, 2009 - The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) announced today it is voluntarily recalling three lots of its Vicks Sinex nasal spray in three countries: the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom.
P&G, the world’s largest consumer goods company, is to make over its beauty ads in the UK and Ireland with a multibrand campaigndue to launch in June 2009. The ‘Max Factor Makeover Break’ consists of three 90 second advertisements shown over consecutive commercial breaks, which see a consumer made over by experts using a range of P&G Beauty & Grooming products.
George Osborne MP, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, took the opportunity to visit Procter & Gamble (P&G) in Longbenton during his visit to the Northeast of England to learn how local scientific innovation is driving the business of the world's largest consumer goods company.
The British public will have a chance to pick which of five local community projects across the UK are to receive a bursary worth £20,000 as the shortlisted finalists in the second year of the Future Friendly Awards are announced today.
