Clorox Announces Changes to Board of Directors
Executive Chair Benno Dorer to Step Down; Matthew Shattock Appointed to Independent Chair; Esther Lee Appointed Chair of NGCRC; Lead Independent Director Pamela Thomas-Graham to Step Down from the Board in November 2021
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OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Clorox Company (NYSE:CLX) announced today that Benno Dorer has decided to step down from his role as executive chair of the Clorox board of directors. The company and board have accepted his resignation to step down from his role and the board, effective Feb. 15, 2021. Consistent with the board s long-term succession planning, Matthew J. Shattock, a Clorox director since 2018 and veteran consumer packaged goods executive, has been appointed to the role of independent chair.
® cat litter; Glad
® charcoal; Hidden Valley
® water-filtration products; Burt s Bees
® natural personal care products; and RenewLife
®, Rainbow Light
® and Stop Aging Now
® vitamins, minerals and supplements. The company also markets industry-leading products and technologies for professional customers, including those sold under the CloroxPro™ and Clorox Healthcare
® brand names. More than 80% of the company s sales are generated from brands that hold the No. 1 or No. 2 market share positions in their categories.
Clorox is a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation s New Plastics Economy Global Commitment. The company has been broadly recognized for its corporate responsibility efforts, listed No. 1 on the 2020 Axios Harris Poll 100 reputation rankings and included on the Barron s 2020 100 Most Sustainable Companies list and the Human Rights Campaign s 2020 Corporate Equality Index, among others. In support of its co