FOCUS: Newell Seeks To Show Growth Plans Take Hold Wall Street Journal 5/14/2012 Now, Michael Polk, who took over as chief executive last July, is mapping out a way to grow a company that sells everything from Sharpie markers to Lenox saw blades. As part of it, Newell is picking favorites by steering more money... Full Story >>
Leftovers: Tasty or Trash? Wall Street Journal 3/21/2012 Rubbermaid's Produce Saver container has a "fresh vent," which allows air to circulate, and a "crisp tray," which lifts produce away from moisture—features the company says extend the refrigerator life of produce. Full Story >>
Newell to Focus on Key Brands in Emerging MarketsBloomberg 2/23/2012 “Our financial resources will shift, south and then east,” Polk said yesterday in an interview in Boca Raton, Florida. That includes an emphasis on Brazil, Mexico and China, where Newell can sell its Lenox saws to a market that consumes 43 percent... Full Story >>
Newell Rubbermaid Increasing Bet On Emerging Markets Wall Street Journal 2/22/2012 The company on Wednesday said it plans to steer more resources toward brands like Sharpie markers, Paper Mate pens and Irwin power tools that can capitalize on growth trends in emerging markets. Other businesses like its namesake... Full Story >>
CEO puts new mark on Newell Rubbermaid Atlanta Business Chronicle 2/17/2012 Top Newell Rubbermaid executives were busy painting rooms, renovating the kitchen, building a garden bed, putting in pavers, organizing storage areas and installing the company's home and office products throughout the campus... Full Story >>
Going Mop Head to Mop Head on the Floor Wall Street Journal 2/1/2012 Now, Ms. Garcia has changed her tune. The 37-year-old mother of two in Edmond, Okla., gave away her Swiffer products, replacing them with Newell Rubbermaid Inc.'s new Reveal spray mop, which uses any liquid cleanser the consumer wants... Full Story >>
In China, the Pen Is Mightier When It's Pricier Wall Street Journal 11/2/2011 Smartphones and tablets have made expensive pens passé to business executives in many parts of the world. But Chinese professionals are increasingly snapping them up—including some that cost thousands of dollars... Full Story >>
Innovation inspires Georgia Tech Ph.D. Atlanta Business Chronicle 10/28/2011 Lisa King spends a lot of her time thinking about how consumers use a product, and how they could better use that product, if it was just designed better or differently. After all, that’s her job as vice president of insights and innovations... Full Story >>
Ready to Take ChargeTreasury and Risk 10/1/2011 Natalie Poteran, 39, VP, corporate business planning & analysis - Newell Rubbermaid. Poteran directs the company’s planning and forecasting. Earlier, as the executive in charge of accounting and reporting for the beauty & style unit, she worked to... Full Story >>
Newell Rubbermaid Expands, Adapts Abroad GlobalAtlanta 9/20/2011 While Americans know Newell Rubbermaid's Sharpie markers, Paper Mate pens and Graco baby products, the company is having to translate the value of these trusted names into new countries and cultures as it accelerates growth overseas... Full Story >>
Skills for a future workforceAtlanta Business Chronicle 9/15/2011 CVC member Newell Rubbermaid Inc. is also committed to programs that enable individuals to learn the professional and technical skills they need to succeed in their career. One of the ways the global marketer of consumer... Full Story >>
Women Worth Watching: Jackie ParkerProfiles in Diversity Journal 10/6/2011 The greatest lesson of my career, and one I bring to Newell Rubbermaid each day, is the importance of establishing meaningful relationships with those I meet, and I’m not simply talking about networking. Connecting with business... Full Story >>
Officers lead firms’ diversity dialogue, effortsAtlanta Business Chronicle 7/29/2011 “’Diversity’ is an extremely powerful word, but it has come to mean ‘representation’ to many employees in large global corporations today,” he said. “We like to say, ‘diversity is the mix, and inclusion is about how you make the mix work.’” Full Story >>
Newell Rubbermaid Aspires to Grow LeadersWorkforce Management 7/24/2011 Laurel Hurd represents the face of leadership development at Newell Rubbermaid Inc. She also represents the Atlanta-based company’s effort to keep more of its talent in house, adopt a new corporate strategy and combat an industrywide... Full Story >>
Building an Ownership CultureTalent Management 6/15/2011 Decentralizing processes and building ownership among managers raises a talent manager’s profile and casts him or her in a new, positive light with business managers. “They can see the HR person as a supporter of them in terms of the... Full Story >>
2011 Visionary: Gordon SteelConsumer Goods Technology 6/8/2011 Over the past few years, Newell Rubbermaid has completely reorganized and centralized information technology (IT) into a truly global organization. This included refocusing IT as a business-driven function that is both a leader and strong... Full Story >>
Large Public Company CFO of the YearAtlanta Business Chronicle 6/3/2011 Since coming on board with Newell Rubbermaid in December 2009, Juan Figuereo has already made several significant, long-lasting positive changes. The company was completing a period of restructuring and transformation... Full Story >>
Ketchum leaving Rubbermaid set for successAtlanta Business Chronicle 5/13/2011 Newell Rubbermaid’s annual meeting May 10 marked the last one for Mark Ketchum as CEO. In his final report to shareholders as CEO, Ketchum spoke of the “new” Newell Rubbermaid. Under his tenure, the company has been restructured... Full Story >>
Metro Atlanta’s Top 100 WorkplacesAtlanta Journal-Constitution 4/16/2011 There is a good chance your kitchen and bathroom cabinets or your young child's bedroom contains products from this marketer. The S&P 500 company, founded in 1903, generated sales of $5.8 billion last year. Of it's 19,500 employees... Full Story >>
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