Jim Kilts had led a remarkable turnaround after arriving in the year 2001 as the first outsider Chairman and CEO in Gillette history. But by late of year 2004 he had to make a complex choice.
To better position the 104-year-old, Boston-based company, he opted to sell it to Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble. How should Kilts direct the transition?
PUBLICATION DATE: October 01, 2008 PRODUCT #: 309033-PDF-ENG
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