Corporate Governance

With more than 20 years' experience at British American Tobacco, Marc Van Herreweghe was most recently BAT Group Head of Manufacturing, Innovations Design & Development with responsibility for 45 factories in 40 different countries.

A former Procter & Gamble executive joins the company as President, Home Solutions segment, and a Newell Rubbermaid veteran is appointed President, Tools segment.

In April 2013, The Coca-Cola Company announced that it had signed Letters of Intent with five U.S. bottlers which committed to creating a stronger U.S. business model through the granting of new, expanded territories.

Following its prior announcement of plans to exit the Duracell business, P&G said it now plans to execute a split transaction, in which it will exchange a recapitalized Duracell Company for Berkshire Hathaways shares of P&G stock.

How will your company engage a billion new middle class consumers in emerging markets?

As Canada's e-commerce landscape began to flourish, Unilever realized the inefficiencies connected to its lack of a product information management hub. With no time to waste, Unilever enlisted the services of Hubba, the B2B social network that also acts as a product information-sharing platform to simplify digital asset management.

Digital technologies are radically changing how consumer goods companies connect with consumers in diverse markets around the globe. And, the implications reach far beyond sales and marketing. Alex Kushnir, Partner at Accenture, provides insights into what this means for CPG sales leaders working to enhance their routes to market.

CGT Editor Ali Ackerman Orr gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.