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Duracell
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
CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| George R. Roberts |
Business |
1944 |
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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts |
PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| C. Robert Kidder |
Business |
c. 1945 |
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CEO of Borden Chemical, 1995-2002 |
| Arno Penzias |
Astronomer |
26-Apr-1933 |
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Detected primordial radiation |
| Charles R. Perrin |
Business |
c. 1945 |
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CEO of Avon, 1998-99 |
| Paula Stern |
Government |
31-Mar-1945 |
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Chairman, Int'l. Trade Commission, 1984-86 |
EMPLOYMENT
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Chester Carlson |
Inventor |
8-Feb-1906 |
19-Sep-1968 |
Invented Xerography |
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