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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
Our executive development and succession planning process was evidenced by the election on September 5, 2021 by the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (the “Company”) of two internal candidates.
Barry Bruno was elected as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of the Company, effective October 1, 2021. Mr. Bruno will succeed Britta Bomhard in his new role. As previously announced, Ms. Bomhard will remain with the Company in a transitional capacity until December 31, 2021. Mr. Bruno has been with the Company since 2013, and served as the Company’s Executive Vice President, International, since January of 2021, and previously served as the Company’s Vice President, International Marketing and Global Markets Group.
Michael Read was elected as the Company’s Executive Vice President, International, effective October 1, 2021, succeeding Mr. Bruno. Mr. Read has been general manager of the Company’s Canadian subsidiary since 2016. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Read served as senior vice president of customer development at Aryzta AG, and previously served in various leadership positions at Molson Coors and Reckitt Benckiser.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. | ||||||||
| Date: September 7, 2021 | By: | /s/ Patrick de Maynadier |
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| Name: | Patrick de Maynadier | |||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||