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Bob McDonald

Chairman of the Board, President & CEO,
Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G)

Born: June 20, 1953

Bob McDonald is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Procter & Gamble.

When Bob became CEO in July 2009, he reaffirmed the Company’s commitment to its Purpose—to touch and improve the lives of the world’s consumers through branded products of superior quality and value. The Company’s growth strategy is inspired by this and is focused on winning with consumers with products that improve their lives in sometimes small, but always meaningful, ways every day.

Under Bob’s leadership, P&G has grown sales by an average of nearly four percent per year over the past three years; earnings per share an average of about five percent; and adjusted free cash flow 90%. The Company has delivered these results despite significant economic headwinds, including slow to no growth in developed markets and rising commodity costs.

Bob is a champion of global trade and economic growth. Among his numerous activities, he serves on the Board of Directors of Xerox Corporation and is a member of McKinsey’s Advisory Council.

In 2007, Bob received the inaugural Leadership Excellence Award from the U.S. Naval Academy and Harvard Business Review. In the past three years, he has been awarded a Doctor of Laws, Honorary Degree, from Hampden- Sydney College, a Doctor of Commercial Science, Honorary Degree, from the University of Cincinnati and a Doctor of Business Administration, Honorary Degree, from Drexel University.

Bob was born in Gary, Indiana, and was raised in the Chicago area. In 1975, he graduated from West Point in the top 2% of his class with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering. After graduation, he served in the U.S. Army as Captain, Infantry, Airborne Ranger, 82nd Airborne Division. He joined Procter & Gamble in 1980.

Bob resides in Cincinnati, Ohio with Diane, his wife of 34 years. They are the parents of two grown children, Jennifer and Robert.