Personal Care

Chloe and Coty Prestige, the selective division of Coty, announce the press launch of a new Chloe's women's fragrance in October 2007 for an on-counter date in February 2008.

Coty Inc. and Karl Lagerfeld SAS enter into a strategic licensing alliance to market the Lagerfeld line of signature fragrances.

Energizer Holding Inc. made noise in a somewhat quiet market when it announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Playtex for $1.16 billion plus the assumption of Playtex debt.

Limited Brands Inc. announces leadership changes at its Bath and Body Works and Victoria's Secret brands. Diane Neal, president and chief operations officer for Bath and Body Works, has been promoted to chief executive officer.

ColepCCL, Europe's largest contract manufacturer of personal and household care products and associated packaging solutions, selects Sopheon's Accolade product life cycle management (PLM) system to support group-wide implementation of the company's innovation management process.

Tom's of Maine, a maker of natural personal care products, recently received the Maine Governor's Council on Physical Activity 2007 Healthy Workplace Award - Medium Business Category for its long history of empowering employees to live healthy, active lives and for an innovative new rewards-based Wellness Challenge implemented earlier this year.

Cereal maker Kellogg Co. names Procter & Gamble Co. executive Robert A. Steele to its board, effective July 1. Steele is vice chairman, global health and well-being at Procter & Gamble.

The Board of Directors of The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) announce some business unit realignments and associated changes to its executive management structure effective July 1, 2007.