Manufacturing

The executive joins the company from Apple, Inc. where she led the worldwide marketing and communications strategies for some of the world's most well-known product launches, including the iPhone, iPad and iPod + iTunes.

In selecting Promax, the company seeks to further extend that leadership into the area of predictive analytics.

In the United States, the compaction of carton powder laundry detergents could save up to 2.9 billion liters of water, 4 million GJs of energy and 225,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalents each year.

In order to retain its entrepreneurial culture, Honest Tea will operate as a stand-alone business under current TeaEO Seth Goldman.

The new CEO brings a 25-year track record of building global consumer and internet businesses in both traditional retail and direct-to-consumer environments.

The purchase price for the transaction is US$238 million. The transaction is expected to close in April 2011.

The home pregnancy test brand joins a family of over-the-counter and personal care products that include brands such as Sucrets, Nix, Bonine and Gentle Naturals.