COMPANY

Manufacturer of a number of popular household brands, including Rubbermaid (kitchenware), Levolor (blinds), Lenox (tools), Irwin (tools), Sanford (pens), Sharpie (pens), Goody (hair care products). Formed 1999 when Newell, Inc. acquired Rubbermaid, changing its name to Newell Rubbermaid.

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

Industry:
Consumer Products

Ticker:
NYSE:NWL

Corporate headquarters:
Atlanta, GA

Sales:
$6.7B (2004)

Employees:
31,100 (2004)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joseph Galli, Jr.	Business	9-Oct-1959		CEO of Newell Rubbermaid, 2001-05
Mark D. Ketchum	Business	c. 1950		CEO of Newell Rubbermaid
Wolfgang R. Schmitt	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Rubbermaid, 1992-99
William P. Sovey	Business	c. 1933		Twice CEO of Newell Rubbermaid

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Thomas E. Clarke	Business	c. 1951		President and COO of Nike, 1994-2000
Scott S. Cowen	Educator	c. 1946		President, Tulane University
Michael T. Cowhig	Business	23-Jan-1947		Senior Gillette executive
Mark D. Ketchum	Business	c. 1950		CEO of Newell Rubbermaid
William D. Marohn	Business	c. 1936		President and COO of Whirlpool, 1992-97
Elizabeth Cuthbert Millett	Business	c. 1957		Plum Creek Ranch
Cynthia A. Montgomery	Educator	c. 1952		Professor at Harvard Business School
Steven J. Strobel	Business	c. 1958		Senior VP at Motorola
Gordon R. Sullivan	Military	25-Sep-1937		US Army Chief of Staff, 1991-95
Michael A. Todman	Business	c. 1958		President of Whirlpool International
Raymond G. Viault	Business	c. 1945		Vice Chairman of General Mills, 1996-2004

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joseph Galli, Jr.	Business	9-Oct-1959		CEO of Newell Rubbermaid, 2001-05
Allan P. Newell	Business	c. 1946		Newell-Rubbermaid heir
William P. Sovey	Business	c. 1933		Twice CEO of Newell Rubbermaid

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