Exhibit 24

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

        Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Bradford R. Turner, Michael R. Peterson, Leah Lower, and Kathi
Lewis, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

        (1)     execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned
                's capacity as an officer and/or director of Newell Rubbermaid
                Inc. (the "Company"), Forms ID, 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with
                Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
                rules thereunder ;

        (2)     do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
                undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
                execute any such Form ID, 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any
                amendment or amendments thereto , and timely file such form with
                the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any
                stock exchange or similar authority ; and

        (3)     take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
                the foregoing which , in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
                may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
                required by, the undersigned , it being understood that the
                documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
                undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
                form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
                attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's
                discretion.

        The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted , as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact 's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

        This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms ID, 3, 4, and 5 with respect to
the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company , unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

        The undersigned hereby revokes any Power of Attorney granted by the
undersigned prior to the date hereof to agents or employees of the Company with
respect to the matters set forth in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) above.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 22 day of April, 2016

                                          /s/ Ian G.H. Ashken
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                                        Print Name:     Ian G. H. Ashken
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