5th Apr 2005 12:36
5 April 2005 BOARD CHANGES RETIREMENT OF HANS VAN DER WIELEN & ANA MARIA LLOPIS Reckitt Benckiser plc announces that two non-executive directors, who retire byrotation at this year's annual general meeting ("AGM") in accordance with theCompany' Articles of Association, have decided not to seek re-election at theAGM on 5th May 2005 and will step down as directors on that date.Hans van der Wielen was appointed to the Board at the time of the merger in1999, having previously served as a member of the supervisory board ofBenckiser NV since 1997. Ana Maria Llopis was appointed to the Board in 1998.Adrian Bellamy, Chairman of Reckitt Benckiser plc, commented"The Board wishes to recognise the contribution of Hans and Ana Maria toReckitt Benckiser through the first five years of the Company's history. Ithank them for all they have done on behalf of the shareholders."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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