PROCTER AND GAMBLE

PROCTER AND GAMBLE

Touching lives, Improving life

ABOUT THE COMPANY

TYPE : PUBLIC (NYSE:PG) FOUNDED : 1837 HEADQUATERS : ONE PROCTER GAMBLE PLAZA,

CINCINNATI, OHIO, USA 45202. KEY PEOPLE : A.G. LAFLEY , CHAIRMAN CUM

PRESIDENT CUM CHIEF EXECUTIVE. INDUSTRY : CONSUMER GOODS REVENUE : US $ 83.503 BILLION (2008) NET INCOME : US $ 12.075 BILLION (2008) EMPLOYEES : 138,000 WEBSITE : WWW.PG.COM

INTRODUCTION

Procter & Gamble is a Multi-National Company (MNC) whose headquarters is in United States (US).

P&G is an FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) company. It is the second largest FMCG in India after Hindustan Unilever Limited.

As of 2008, P&G is the 8th largest Corporation in the world by market capitalization and 14th largest US Company by profit. It is 10th in Fortune’s most Admired Company list (as of 2007).

HOW DID P&G ORIGINATE

William Procter, a candlemaker, and James Gamble, a soapmaker, immigrants from England and Ireland, respectively, who had settled earlier in Cincinnati, who met as they both married sisters, Olivia and Elizabeth Norris, formed the company initially. Alexander Norris, their father-in law called a meeting in which he convinced his new sons-in-law to become business partners. On October 31, 1837, as a result of the suggestion, Procter & Gamble was born.

In 1837, a humble but bold new enterprise called Procter & Gamble was born. What began as a small, family-operated soap and candle company grew and thrived, inspired by P&G Purpose of providing products and services of superior quality and value.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Current members of the Board of Directors are: ALAN LAFLEY (Chairman cum president cum C.E.O) CLAYTON DALEY Jr. CHARLES LEE RALPH SNYDERMAN (M.D) MARGARET WHITMAN W.J. Mc NERNEY Jr. LYNN MARTIN JOHNATHAN RODGERS ERNESTO ZEDILLO SCOTT COOK RAJAT GUPTA PATRICIA WOERTZ KENNETH CHENAULT

OPERATIONS

Effective July 1, 2007, the company's operations are categorized into three "Global Business Units" with each Global Business Unit divided into "Business Segments," according to the company's June 2007 earnings release.

Beauty Care Beauty segment Grooming segment

Household Care Baby Care and Family Care segment Fabric Care and Home Care segment

Health & Well-Being Health Care Snacks, Coffee and Pet Care

PRODUCTS-Billion dollar brands

ARIEL – Brand of washing powder ACTONEL- Brand of drug BOUNTY- Paper towel BRAUN- Brand of small-appliances CREST- Brand of toothpaste DAWN- Dishwashing detergent DOWNY/LENOR- Fabric softener DURACELL- Batteries and

flashlights GAIN- Laundry detergents GILLETTE- Safety razor HEAD & SHOULDERS-Shampoo OLD SPICE-Deodorant

IVORY- Soap NICE ‘N’ EASY- Hair color

product OLAY- Skin care products ORAL-B- Toothbrush PAMPERS- Disposable diapers PANTENE- Hair care products PRINGLES- Potato chips PUFFS- Facial tissue SECRET- Anti persperant TAG- Deodorant & body spray TIDE- Laundry detergent VICKS- Over-the-counter

medicine WELLA- Hair care products

AN OVERVIEW OF THE PRODUCTS

MARKET

P&G markets more than 300 brands including 22 billion-dollar brands in more than 180 countries spanning Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, and Asia. In many of the markets and industry segments, in which P&G markets its products, it competes against other branded products as well as retailers private-label brands.

MANUFACTURING

Procter & Gamble manufactures its products across the globe.

Manufacturing operations are based in the following regions:

United States Canada Latin America Europe China (31 wholly-owned factories) and other parts of Asia Africa Australia

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

FOURPILLARS OF

P&G

GLOBALBUSINESS UNITS

(GBU)

GLOBALBUSINESSSERVICES

(GBS)

CORPORATEFUNCTIONS

(CF)

MARKET DEVELOPMENT

ORGANIZATIONS(MDO)

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

Global Business Units (GBU) build major global brands with robust business strategies.

Market Development Organizations (MDO) build local understanding as a foundation for marketing campaigns.

Global Business Services (GBS) provide business technology and services that drive business success.

Corporate Functions (CF) work to maintain their place as a leader of their industries.

P&G approaches business knowing that they need to Think Globally (GBU) and Act Locally (MDO). This approach is supported by their commitment to operate efficiently (GBS) and their constant striving to be the best at what they do (CF). This streamlined structure allows us to get to market faster.

PERSONNEL AND HR POLICIES

o P&G attracts and recruits the finest people in the world. They build their organization from within, promoting and rewarding people without regard to any difference unrelated to performance. They act on the conviction that the men and women of Procter & Gamble always will be the most important asset.

o It encourages stock ownership and ownership behavior. In case of ownership, they let the employees behave as the owners of the company, because such policy allows everyone to be contributing more to the success of the firm as if it's his own business. Procter and Gamble follow their code of ethics by always trying to do the right thing, abiding the law, being honest and devoted to work, to each other and to the well being of the organization as well.

o P&G is committed to ensure that the products, packaging and operations are safe for both the employees and the environment.

In some research, it was found that, one in three women will be diagnosed with cancer during her lifetime. Among the side effects of cancer treatment, hair loss is one of the most feared. Pantene created the Beautiful Lengths program to help support women in their highly personal struggle.

It encourages people to grow, cut and donate their hair to make free, real-hair wigs for women suffering from hair loss.

Facing an enthusiastic crowd, several P&G employees and relatives donated their own ponytails to the program.

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT

STRATEGIES TO MANAGE COMPETITION

P&G gets support regarding product development and market research from the head quarters in the U.S and Europe.

The quality standards are set by the head quarters in the U.K, then sent to the location in Egypt to be follow. As to prices, in Egypt, they are higher when compared to the prices of Procter and Gamble products in the U.S and Europe.

Procter and Gamble company is committed to producing superior quality of goods and to producing products to refine the world's consumers.

STRATEGIES TO GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) focuses on shifting its product portfolio to faster growing high margin businesses. The company intends to concentrate on its core business (through innovation), expanding penetration in developing countries and restructuring its existing business.

ENVIRONMENTAL RECORD

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have identified Procter & Gamble as the 52nd-largest corporate producer of air pollution in the United States, with roughly 350,000 pounds of toxic chemicals released annually into the air. Major pollutants indicated by the study include manganese compounds, sulfuric acid, epichlorohydrin, and bromine.

In 2007 Procter & Gamble pledged to reduce their carbon emissions, mainly through reduction in packaging along with cut-backs in water and energy use. The stated emission reduction goal was 10% by 2012.

Procter & Gamble is one of twelve global companies on the council whose first course of action is to distribute a survey to suppliers on the topic of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.

FUTURE PLANS

Procter & Gamble will continue to recruit a large proportion of placements to work each summer, lasting 10 weeks in duration.

There are also plans to run longer placements at other times of the year, lasting 6 months or one year.

Since the company is already spread over the most forward and developed countries of the globe, it is looking forward to expand its market in the underdeveloped countries of the world too.

It is also looking forward for product innovations and manufacturing more scientific products by promoting technological development to satisfy its consumers by improving the quality of its pre-quality products.

THANK YOU!!Presented by-:Pragya Mishra B.B.A,SEM-2Roll No.- 1037