20th Jun 2005 08:23
20 June 2005 BOARD CHANGES GERRY MURPHY APPOINTED NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Reckitt Benckiser plc (RB.L) today announced the appointment of Gerry Murphy asa non-executive director.Gerry Murphy (49) has been Chief Executive Officer of Kingfisher plc since2003. Previously he was Chief Executive Officer of media group CarltonCommunications plc, global logistics firm Exel plc and food manufacturerGreencore Group plc. Earlier in his career, he held various senior positionswith food and drink group Grand Metropolitan plc (now Diageo plc) in Ireland,the UK and USA.Adrian Bellamy, Chairman of Reckitt Benckiser plc, commented"The Board is very pleased that Gerry has agreed to join us. He will bring awide range of business experience to the Board covering brand marketing,retailing and supply chain management. I am sure he will make a significantcontribution to the future success of the Company."For Further InformationTom Corran, SVP Investor Relations & Corporate CommunicationsTelephone +44 (0) 1753 217 800Liz Richardson , Company Secretarytelephone +44 (0) 1753 217 800Tim SprattFinancial Dynamicstelephone +44 (0) 207 831 3113Notes for EditorsReckitt Benckiser is the world leader in household cleaning, excluding laundry,and has a major presence in health and personal care. The Company is trulyglobal, with over 60 operating companies and close to 50 manufacturingfacilities worldwide and has sales in 180 countries. The Company employes20,000 people around the world. Amongst the Company's leading brands are Lysol,the world leader in disinfecting cleaning, Calgonit & Finish & Electrasol, theworld leaders in automatic dishwashing, Woolite, world leader in fine fabrics,Vanish & Spray 'nWash, world leaders in fabric treatment, Veet, the worldnumber one depilatory and Dettol the world's leading antiseptic. ReckittBenckiser is headquartered in Slough just outside London, is listed on theLondon stock exchange where with a market capitalization of c.‚£12bn it ranksamong the top 25 UK listed companies. Reckitt Benckiser had net revenues of ‚£3.87bn, operating profit of ‚£770m, net income of ‚£586m in 2004.ENDRECKITT BENCKISER PLCRelated Shares:
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