Reckitt Benckiser is a world leader in household, health and personal care.

It is a FTSE top 15 company and since 2000 net revenues have doubled and the market cap has quadrupled. Today it is the global No 1 or No 2 in the majority of its fast-growing categories, driven by an exceptional rate of innovation near 40% of revenue comes from innovations launched in the prior 3 years. It has a strong portfolio led by 17 global power brands which are: Finish, Lysol, Dettol, Vanish, Woolite, Calgon, Airwick, Harpic, Bang, Mortein, Veet, Nurofen, Clearasil, Strepsils Gaviscon, Mucinex and Frenchs, and they account for over two thirds of its net revenue. Reckitt Benckiser people are at the heart of the companys success. They have an intense drive for progress and action and a desire to outperform wherever they focus, including in CSR where the Company has the most ambitious corporate responsibility programme in the industry through its Carbon 20 initiative. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, the Company employs 23,000 people worldwide, with operations in 60 countries and sales in 180 countries.

Board of Directors
Rakesh Kapoor Rakesh Kapoor joined the Board as director and CEO on 1 September 2011 from his previous role as EVP, Global Category Development. He has been a member of the Executive Committee since 2006. Rakesh has a 25 year career with the Group. His roles have included Regional Sales Manager and Marketing Manager Personal Care, both for Northern India, General Manager for Southern India and Regional Marketing Director for South Asia. Rakesh moved to the UK headquarters in 1997 as Global Marketing Director. He was appointed SVP, Global Category Officer Home Care following the 1999 merger of Reckitt & Colman and Benckiser. Between 2001 and 2006 Rakesh was SVP, Regional Director Northern Europe & European Heath Care. Rakesh has a Masters in Business Management (MBA) from XLRI, Jamshedpur, India and a BEng (Hons) in Chemical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India.

Member of the Nomination Committee Adrian Bellamy Adrian Bellamy has served as a Non-Executive Chairman of RB since May 2003, having served four years as a Non-Executive Director. Mr Bellamy was born in England, educated in Southern Rhodesia and graduated from University of South Africa with B.Com and MBA degrees. Following an early career in finance, Mr Bellamy moved into retail in the late 1960s. After seven years as Chief Executive Officer of a public company, he emigrated to the USA to become Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of a private retailer. In 1995, he retired from executive management. Mr. Bellamy was formerly a director of Gucci Group NV and The Robert Mondavi Corporation and was the Chairman of the Body Shop International plc until March 2008. He is currently director of The Gap Intl and Williams-Sonoma. Member of the Remuneration Committee Chairman of the Nomination Committee Richard Cousins Richard Cousins was appointed to the Board of Reckitt Benckiser as a Non-Executive Director and member of the Remuneration Committee on 1 October 2009. He has been Group Chief Executive of Compass Group PLC, the worlds largest catering company, since 2006. Previously Richard was Chief Executive Officer of BPB plc, having held a number of positionswith that company since joining in 1990, and is a former Non-Executive Director of P&O and HBOS. His earlier career was with CadburySchweppes plc and BTR plc. Mr Cousins graduated from Sheffield University with a BSc (Hons) inMathematics in 1980 He also holds an MA in Operational Research fromLancaster University and diplomas in Marketing and Accounting and Finance. Member of the Remuneration Committee

Liz Doherty Joined Reckitt Benckiser in January 2011 and was apointed to the Board as Chief Financial Officer on 8 February 2011. She was CFO at Brambles Limited for two years. Prior to Brambles, Liz spent seven years at Tesco plc where she was the number two in the finance function and Group International Finance Director. She joined Tesco from Unilever PLC, where she had a 22year career. Liz served as a Non-Executive Director of SAB Miller plc from 2006 until stepping down from this role ahead of joining the company. Peter Harf Peter Harf was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Board of Reckitt Benckiser in December 1999. He served as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee until June 2004. He is Chairman of Coty Inc., a worldwide fragrance and cosmetics company with sales of US$3.3billion in fiscal 2007. In addition he is Chairman of InBev, the worlds largest brewing company and was, until May 2007, a director of the Brunswick Corporation. He is Chief Executive officer of Joh A. Benckiser SE, a privately-held financial holding company. Dr Harf received his MBA degree in 1974 from the Harvard Business School. He holds both a diploma and a Doctorate in economics from the University of Cologne. Member of the Nomination Committee Ken Hydon Ken Hydon was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Reckitt Benckiser and member of the Audit Committee in December 2003. He was appointed Chairman of the Audit Committee in November 2006. He was the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director from February 2005 to November 2006. Mr Hydon joined Vodafone as Financial Director in 1985 and played a significant role in its rapid growth with operations in 26 countries worldwide. He retired from Vodafone in July 2005. While at Vodafone he was a member of the Supervisory Board of Mannersmann AG and a director of Verizon Wireless in the USA. Kenneth Hydon is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and the Association of Corporate Treasurers. He is a Non-Executive Director of

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Chairman of the Audit Committee Member of the Nomination Committee Andr Lacroix Andr Lacroix was appointed to the Board of Reckitt Benckiser as a Non-Executive Director on 1 October 2008. He is Group Chief Executive of Inchcape plc and Chairman of Good Restaurants AG. He was previously Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Euro Disney between July 2003 and May 2005. Prior to joining Euro Disney, Mr Lacroix worked for Burger King for seven years and was appointed President of Burger King International in 2001. From 1988 to 1996 he held a series of senior marketing, sales and general management roles at Pepsi Cola, serving in a number of their European and international markets. Previously he has also held positions at Colgate Palmolive and Ernst & Young. In 1983, he graduated from ESCP (Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris) with a major in consumer marketing. Member of the Audit Committee Graham Mackay Graham Mackay was appointed to the Board of Reckitt Benckiser as a Non-Executive Director and member of the Remuneration Committee in February 2005. In November 2006, he was appointed as the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director. He joined South African Breweries (SAB) in 1978 as Systems Manager. Following a number of senior positions, he was appointed Managing Director in 1997, then Chief Executive on the companys relisting on the London Stock Exchange in 1999. SABMiller plc is one of the worlds largest brewers operating in over 40 countries across four continents. He joined the board of Philip Morris International Inc. in October 2008. Brought up in Swaziland, South Africa and Zimbabwe, Mr Mackay graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand with a BSc (Eng) in 1972 and from the University of South Africa (UNISA) with a BCom in 1977.

Member of the Remuneration Committee

Member of the Nomination Committee Judith Sprieser Judith Sprieser was appointed to the Board of Reckitt Benckiser in August 2003 and Chair of the Remuneration Committee in 2004. From September 2000 to February 2004, she was Chief Executive Officer of Transora, a technology software and services company. Ms Sprieser also served as Executive Vice President of Sara Lee Corporation from 1998 to 2000 and Chief Financial Officer from 1994 to 1998. She has a bachelors degree and an MBA from Northwestern University. She is currently a director of Allstate Insurance Company, InterContinental Exchange Inc., Royal Ahold N.V. and Experian plc.

Chair of the Remuneration Committee Member of the Nomination Committee Warren Tucker Warren Tucker was appointed to the Board of Reckitt Benckiser as a Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit Committee on 24 February 2010. He has been Chief Financial Officer of Cobham plc, a FTSE100 international company engaged in the development, delivery and support of advanced aerospace and defence systems for land, sea and air since 2003. Previously Warren was Deputy Finance Director at Cable & Wireless. After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen, his earlier career was with Lazard Brothers, Euro Disney and British Airways. Warren graduated from Bristol University with a BSc (Hons) in Economics and Accounting in 1984 and holds an MBA from INSEAD. Member of the Audit Committee

Executive Committee
RBs international management make their mark by pushing boundaries, being progressive and bold thinkers, and being driven to outperform wherever they focus.

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Rakesh Kapoor
CEO Nationality: Indian Joined Reckitt & Colman in 1987, serving in various roles including Regional Sales Manager, North India, General Manager, Indian Southern Region and Regional Marketing Director, South Asia. In 1999, he was appointed Global Category Director, Pest Control. Following the merger, he assumed the role of, Senior Vice President, Home Care. He was appointed SVP, Regional Director, Northern Europe in 2001 and in July 2006, he was promoted to EVP, Category Development. Rakesh has the responsibility of global category management, research and development, media, market research. and strategic alliances. Rakesh became CEO in September 2011 Back to top

Heather Allen
Executive Vice President, Category Development Nationality: Canadian Heather Allen (Canadian) joined RB as Marketing Director Poland in February 1996. She then moved to Hungary as Marketing Director and subsequently was appointed Marketing Director USA in April 1999. In 2003, Heather was promoted to General Manager of Canada. She was appointed to the position of Global Category Officer in January 2006, before becoming EVP, Category Development in 2011. Prior to joining Benckiser, Heather worked for Procter &

Gamble in Canada where she held a number of marketing roles within Beauty Care categories. Back to top

Freddy Caspers
Executive Vice President, Developing Markets Nationality: German Freddy Caspers joined the company in September 1997 as EVP for Eastern Europe. He previously served in PepsiCo in several international marketing, sales and general management assignments in North-America, Poland, Eastern Europe and Middle East (Turkey). Prior to that, he started his international career in Johnson & Johnson in brand management and sales in Germany, Western Europe and North America in the toiletries, personal care and health care (OTC) categories. Back to top

Liz Doherty
Chief Financial Officer Nationality: British Liz joined RB in January 2011. Before this, she was chief financial officer at Brambles Industries PLC for 2 years. With a market cap of Aus$9.7bn, the supply chain company operates across 45 countries and is a top 25 Australian stock exchange quoted company. Prior to Brambles, Liz spent 7 years at Tesco PLC, initially as international finance director and later as group international finance director when her role was expanded to include corporate accounts, group tax and treasury. She joined Tesco after a 22 year career with Unilever PLC where she had

various country, regional and corporate roles mainly in finance but also in the supply chain function. Liz has worked in Australia, Spain, the Netherlands and Thailand, as well as the UK. Liz was a non-executive director at SABMiller PLC from 2006-2010. Back to top

Amedeo Fasano
Executive Vice President, Supply Nationality: Italian Amedeo Fasano joined the company in 1997 as Supply Director Italy. After the merger with Reckitt & Colman he was appointed Manufacturing Director for Central, South Western and Southern Europe Regions. In 2002 he became Regional Supply Director North America and in 2003 SVP Supply NA and ANZ. In 2007 Amedeo took over the role as SVP Supply, Developing Markets. In March 2009 Amedeo was appointed as EVP Supply. Amedeo has responsibility of the global supply chain including procurement, manufacturing, warehousing and logistics. Also responsible for management of Squeeze and X-trim gross margin enhancement programs. Amedeo previously worked for Pirelli Tyres in multiple supply assignments in Italy, Argentina and the UK. Back to top

Rob de Groot

Executive Vice President, North America and Australia Nationality: Dutch Rob de Groot joined RB in 1988. His previous roles included Senior Vice President, Regional Director, Eastern Europe and most recently he was SVP, Global Category Officer for Surface Care, Dishwashing and Home Care. He was appointed EVP, North America and Australia on 25 July 2008. Back to top

Salvatore Caizzone
Executive Vice President, Europe (from 1 May, 2010) Nationality: Italian Salvatore joined the business in 1996 as international sales overlay manager and was made sales director Italy in 1997. In 1999 he was promoted to general manager of the Russia, CIS and Baltics business, where he led the business for two and a half years before moving to the Africa & Middle East region, where he was Senior Vice President for eight years. He was appointed EVP, Europe with effect from 1 May, 2010. Back to top

Gareth Hill
Senior Vice President, Information Services Nationality: British/South African

Joined RB in October 2006. He was previously Information Systems Director at Arcadia Group Ltd since 2000, having joined as the e-Commerce Development Director. Prior to Arcadia, Gareth was at IBM UK Ltd, Rex Trueform Clothing Ltd in South Africa and Arthur Andersen. He is a qualified chartered accountant. Back to top

Simon Nash
Senior Vice President, Human Resources Nationality: British Simon Nash joined RB in July 2009 from Novartis Consumer Health, where he was Global Head of Human Resources, based in Switzerland. He was with Novartis for nearly 10 years and initially led organisation and leadership development for the group before taking on the HR leadership role for the consumer health division. Simon started his international career with P&G in Detergent Manufacturing, before moving into HR with Mars Confectionery in Slough. He moved to New York in 1993 with Kraft Foods International and then onto Chicago as HR Head of the office products subsidiary of Fortune Brands Inc.

Rakesh Kapoor CEO

Heather Allen

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Freddy Caspers Developing Markets

Liz Doherty CFO

Amedeo Fasano Supply

Salvatore Caizzone Europe

Rob de Groot North America & Australia

Gareth Hill Information Services

Simon Nash Human Resources

RB History
For such a fast-paced, entrepreneurial business some are surprised to learn the companys history spans 150 years of innovation for consumers across the world. With a German and British heritage, RBs drive for financial performance and social responsibility today can be seen in its deep roots as shown in this timeline.

1800
1823
Founding of Benckiser by Johann A. Benckiser. Core business derived from industrial chemicals.

1840
Issac Reckitt rents, then subsequently (in 1848) buys a starch mill in Hull. Diversifies into other household products; becomes renowned for starch, washing blue and black lead for polishing.

1862
Death of Issac Reckitt aged 70. Business left to three sons.

1880
Mortein launches in Australia.

1886
Reckitt & Sons begins its expansion and opens businesses around the world - firstly Australia.

1888
Reckitt & Sons is launched on the London Stock Exchange.

1894

James Reckitt accept Baronetcy and becomes Sir James Reckitt.

1900
1912
Lehn & Fink Products begins US production of Lysol - originally imported from Germany.

1913
Joint venture set up in South America between Reckitt & Sons and J&J Colman - Atlantis Ltd. So successful that it is extended, in 1921, to cover all trading outside the UK. In the UK, Reckitt & Sons join the Mason brothers in forming the Chiswick Polish Company. Diversification into other branded household products continues through the war years and the Twenties.

1932
Harpic Lavatory Cleaners bought. A major breakthrough for Reckitt & Sons, with the decision to market a germicide, Dettol, endorsed by the medical profession. Dettol launched.

1935
Sanpic disinfectant launched.

1937
Visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Dansom Lane, Hull in October. Steradent business acquired.

1938
Reckitt & Sons merge with J&J Colman to become Reckitt & Colman Ltd.

1943
Air Wick launches in USA.

1953

Finish launches into the automatic dishwashing market in the USA.

1954
The Chiswick Polish Company merges with Reckitt & Colman Ltd.

1956
Benckiser diversifies into consumer goods and industrial cleaning products. In the same year, Benckiser launches Calgon water softener.

1964
Benckiser develops and launches Calgonit Automatic Dishwashing Detergent and Quanto Fabric Softener in 1966.

1965
Gaviscon accidentally discovered during scientific research.

1972
Launch of Vanish Stain Removal Bar.

1982
Benckiser continues its expansion into consumer goods via acquisitions and divestitures and in 1985 acquires St. Marc S.A, France.

1983
Nurofen is the first OTC (over the counter) product to use ibuprofen - the first new OTC analgesic since 1950s.

1985
Reckitt & Colman buys Airwick products.

1988
Benckiser purchases Mira Lanza Spa and Panigal Spa, Italy.

1989
Benckiser acquires S.A. Camp Group, Spain.

1990
Reckitt & Colman acquire Boyle-Midway, the American household products group with brands Woolite, Easy-Off, Sani-Flush, Wizard and Old English. Benckiser acquires worldwide branded business of Beecham Household Products in US and Canada.

1991
Benckiser begins expansion into Eastern Europe.

1994
Reckitt & Colman acquires Lehn & Fink Products, including Lysol, the famous household disinfectant brand in the USA.

1995
Reckitt & Colman sells the Colmans food business.

1996
Benckiser continues its expansion into the Baltic countries, Belorussia, China and Israel.

1999
Reckitt & Colman and Benckiser merge to become Reckitt Benckiser - The world No.1 in household cleaning.

2000
2000
In November, Reckitt Benckiser acquires Tiga Roda - an Indonesian pest control business. In March, Reckitt Benckiser acquires Oxy, a leading household business in Korea.

2001
In April, Reckitt Benckiser disposes of the (non-core) firelighter business. In August, Reckitt Benckiser disposes of Dr. Becher, a non-core business.

2002

Reckitt Benckiser acquires outstanding minority interest in India and Sri Lanka.

2005
Cillit Bang launches in 68 countries in just one year.

2006
Reckitt Benckiser completes acquisition of Boots Healthcare International for 1,926 million, gaining a new platform for growth in the attractive OTC (over the counter) healthcare market.

2007
Air Wick Freshmatic launches, creating an entirely new Aircare segment.

2007
Vanish hits the world No.1 spot! From it's UK launch in 1999, Vanish becomes market leader in 75% of the 57 countries it now sells in.

2008
Reckitt Benckiser completes acquisition of Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc., allowing it to enter the USA's over-the-counter market with Mucinex the clear No.1 cough remedy in the US.

2009
Reckitt Benckiser launches its new corporate brand identity. Contemporary and bold, it reflects RB's spirit and what RB is all about as a business: 'The Power behind the Powerbrands'

2010
Reckitt Benckiser completes acquisition of SSL International and adds Durex and Scholl to their list of Powerbrands.