Clorox Promotes Benno Dorer To CEO; Don Knauss To Continue As Chairman

(RTTNews) - Clorox Co. (CLX) said Thursday, effective Nov. 20, Donald Knauss will continue serving as chairman and a member of the board, in a newly created executive chairman role, and Benno Dorer will be promoted to chief executive officer and nominated to be elected to the company's board of directors.

Knauss, 63, has served as chairman and CEO of the company since October 2006. Dorer, 50, has served as executive vice president and chief operating officer - Cleaning, International and Corporate Strategy - since January 2013.

Dorer started his career at Procter & Gamble (PG) in 1990 where he held marketing and sales positions across a range of categories and countries. He joined Clorox in 2005 as vice president & general manager - Glad Products. In March 2007, Dorer was named vice president - general manager, Household Division, and subsequently went on to lead the company's Cleaning Division and Canada. In 2013, he was promoted to his current role as executive vice president and chief operating officer.