COMPANY

Battery manufacturer acquired in 1996 by Gillette for $7B in stock, at a time when the largest shareholder was Kohlberg Kravis Roberts with 34% of the company. Gillette was acquired by Procter & Gamble in 2005.

Official Website:
http://www.duracell.com/

Industry:
Consumer Products

Corporate headquarters:
Bethel, CT

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
C. Robert Kidder	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Borden Chemical, 1995-2002
Charles R. Perrin	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Avon, 1998-99

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
George R. Roberts	Business	1944		Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
C. Robert Kidder	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Borden Chemical, 1995-2002
Arno Penzias	Astronomer	26-Apr-1933		Detected primordial radiation
Charles R. Perrin	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Avon, 1998-99
Paula Stern	Government	31-Mar-1945		Chairman, Int'l. Trade Commission, 1984-86

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Chester Carlson	Inventor	8-Feb-1906	19-Sep-1968	Invented Xerography

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