 Michael T. Cowhig
Director Since 2005
Michael T. Cowhig has been Chairman of the Board of the company since February 2010. He retired in December 2006 as President, Global Technical and Manufacturing of The Procter & Gamble Company—Gillette Global Business Unit (a manufacturer and marketer of consumer products), a post he held since Oct. 1, 2005. Previously, he held the position of President, Global Technical and Manufacturing of The Gillette Company from January 2004 to October 2005. Mr. Cowhig joined Gillette in 1968, and thereafter served in a variety of roles, including Senior Vice President, Global Manufacturing and Technical Operations - Stationery Products from 1996 to 1997; Senior Vice President, Manufacturing and Technical Operations - Grooming from 1997 to 2000; Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain and Business Development from 2000 to 2002; and Senior Vice President, Global Manufacturing and Technical Operations from 2002 to 2004. Mr. Cowhig is also a Director of CCL Industries, a global manufacturer of specialty packaging and labeling solutions for the consumer products and healthcare industries.
Chair of the Chairman's Executive Committee  Michael B. Polk
President & CEO
Mike Polk has been President and CEO of Newell Rubbermaid since July 2011. He has been a member of Newell Rubbermaid’s Board of Directors since 2009.
He was most recently President of Global Foods, Home and Personal Care at Unilever, where he was responsible for the development, innovation and marketing of Unilever's entire $64 billion portfolio of categories and brands. During eight years at Unilever, he is credited with transforming the company’s business in the Americas and, in his latest role, sharpening Unilever’s portfolio strategy and creating a more competitive, faster-growing, innovation-driven organization. He was a member of the Unilever Executive Board from 2007-2011.
Previously, Mr. Polk spent 16 years at Kraft Foods. His last two positions at Kraft were President, Asia Pacific Region, Kraft Foods International and President, Nabisco Biscuit & Snacks, Kraft Foods North America. In both positions, he served on Kraft’s Management Committee. Prior to Kraft, Mr. Polk spent three years at Procter & Gamble working in manufacturing and research & development in the Paper Products Division. He has a B.S. in operations research and industrial engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is on the executive committee of the board of the Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA) and is the Vice Chairman and member of the Board of the Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE).  Kevin Conroy
Director since 2011
Kevin Conroy is President of Univision Interactive Media Inc., the digital division of Univision Communications Inc., recognized as one of the premier media companies serving the United States Hispanic market.
With more than 20 years of advertising and media experience, Mr. Conroy is a veteran in the consumer Internet and online media businesses, having held a number of senior programming, product, marketing, distribution and operations roles. Under his leadership, Univision Interactive Media has developed key partnerships to expand and enhance the Univision user experience as the most-visited Spanish-language website among U.S. Hispanics.
Over his career, Mr. Conroy has managed such well-known Web brands as AOL, AIM, ICQ, Moviefone, Netscape, Truveo and Winamp. Prior to Univision, he spent eight years at AOL, most recently as Executive Vice President of Global Products and Marketing. At AOL, he is credited with revitalizing the company’s products for the Mac and iPhone platforms, as well as building AOL Music, launching AOL Sessions and AOL’s online radio offerings, and establishing a partnership with CBS Radio to create the largest online radio network.
Prior to AOL, Mr. Conroy was Chief Marketing Officer and President of New Technology at BMG Entertainment, a division of Bertelsmann AG, where he was responsible for overseeing all marketing and new media development and managed worldwide marketing campaigns for BMG’s artists.
Mr. Conroy was recognized by Broadcasting & Cable as a 2010 Digital All-Star and named one of Digital Media Wire’s 25 Executives to Watch in 2010. He is a graduate of Bowdoin College. Scott S. Cowen
Director Since 1999
Scott S. Cowen has been the President and Seymour S. Goodman Memorial Professor of Business at Tulane University since 1998. From 1984 to 1998, Dr. Cowen served as Dean and Albert J. Weatherhead, III Professor of Management, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University. Prior to his departure in 1998, Dr. Cowen had been associated with Case Western Reserve University in various capacities since 1976. Dr. Cowen is also a Director of American Greetings Corp. (a manufacturer of greeting cards and related merchandise), Forest City Enterprises (a real estate developer) and Jo-Ann Stores (an operator of retail fabric shops).
Chair of the Audit Committee
Member of the Special Finance Committee
Member of the Chairman's Executive Committee Domenico De Sole
Director Since 2007
Domenico De Sole has been the Chairman of Tom Ford International since 2005. Previously, he was President and CEO of Gucci Group NV, and chairman of the group's management board, a post he held from 1995 to 2004. From 1984 to 1994, Mr. De Sole served as CEO of Gucci America. Prior thereto, Mr. De Sole was a Partner with Patton Boggs & Blow (a law firm) from 1970 to 1984. Mr. De Sole also serves on the Board of Directors of Telecom Italia S.p.A., GAP, Inc., Ermenegildo Zegna, and is a member of the Advisory Board of Harvard Law School.
Member of the Audit Committee  Mark D. Ketchum
Director Since 2004
Mark Ketchum, following more than five and a half years leading a successful transformation of the company as President and CEO of Newell Rubbermaid, retired June 30, 2011. Under Mr. Ketchum's leadership, the company expanded its global business and strengthened its internal culture and capabilities. He changed the company's business model to one centered on consumer understanding, innovation and brand building; strengthened its portfolio to focus on fewer, faster-growing, more profitable and more global businesses; and drove best cost and efficiency through restructuring manufacturing and the supply chain. Previously, in a 33-year career at Procter & Gamble, Mr. Ketchum built several of that company's largest global brands, including Pampers, Bounty and Charmin. He was President of Global Baby and Family Care from 1999 to 2004, President of North American Paper Products from 1996 to 1999 and Vice President/General Manager of U.S. Tissue and Towels from 1990 to 1996. His early career was spent in various operational roles in the company's paper division from 1971 to 1984 before he transitioned into brand management and marketing. Mr. Ketchum is a 1971 graduate of Cornell University with a degree in industrial engineering and is a Trustee of the Cornell Rowing Association. He has been a director of the company since December 2004 and served as President and CEO from October 2005 through June 2011. He is Lead Director on the board of Kraft Foods Inc. and sits on the Executive Committee of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Cynthia A. Montgomery
Director Since 1995
Cynthia A. Montgomery is the Timken Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business, where she has served on the faculty since 1989 and was Chair of the Strategy Unit. Prior to Harvard, Dr. Montgomery was a Professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University from 1985 to 1989. Dr. Montgomery also serves on the Board of Directors of Black Rock Mutual Funds, Harvard Business School Publishing and McLean Hospital.
Member of the Nominating/Governance Committee  Steven J. Strobel
Director Since 2006
Steven J. Strobel is Chief Financial Officer of BlueStar Energy Services. He was Senior Vice President - Treasurer of Motorola Inc. (a wireless and broadband communications company) from June 2007 to March 2008. He served as Motorola's Senior Vice President - Corporate Controller from 2003 to June 2007. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Strobel was Vice President - Finance and Treasurer for Owens Corning (a manufacturer and marketer of building material and composites systems). From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Strobel served as Owens Corning's Vice President - Corporate Controller. From 1986 to 1996, Mr. Strobel served in a number of roles with Kraft Foods, a former division of Philip Morris Companies Inc. (a manufacturer and marketer of consumer products). While at Kraft, he held various financial positions, including Vice President, Finance, Kraft Grocery Products Division; Vice President and Controller, Kraft USA Operations; and Chief Financial Officer, Kraft Foods Canada.
Member of the Organizational Development & Compensation Committee
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Special Finance Committee  Michael A. Todman
Director Since 2007
Michael A. Todman has been President, Whirlpool International since December 2009 and a member of the board of directors of Whirlpool Corporation (a manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances) since Jan. 1, 2006. He served as President, Whirlpool North America from June 2007 to December 2009; President, Whirlpool International from January 2006 to June 2007; and Executive Vice President and President of Whirlpool Europe from October 2001 to January 2006. From March 2001 to October 2001, he served as Executive Vice President, North America of Whirlpool Corporation. From 1993 to 1999, Mr. Todman served in a number of roles at Whirlpool, including Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, North America; Vice President, Sears Sales and Marketing; Vice President, Product Management; Controller of North America; Vice President, Consumer Services, Whirlpool Europe; General Manager, Northern Europe; and Director, Finance, United Kingdom. Prior to joining Whirlpool, Mr. Todman held a variety of leadership positions at Wang Laboratories Inc. and Price Waterhouse and Co.
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of Organizational Development & Compensation Committee
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