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Gillette Co.


Headquarters location: Prudential Tower Building Boston, MA 02199United States of AmericaTel. 617-421-7000 Job offers, investor relations: www.gillette.com Stock: G


Gillette belongs to

shareholder
country     %
source
AIG (American International Group)United States of America9.7Les Echos
Procter & Gamble, Co.United States of America100Reuters

Gillette owns

subsidiary
country     %
source
Duracell United States of America100

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« ETHICAL » RATING OF GILLETTE , group Procter & Gamble, Co. and subsidiaries [?]
27%
Job: 27% of company's jobs cut since 1998
4
Environment: 4 major pollution(s)
1
Delinquency: 1 act(s) of financial or trade delinquency
20
Tax haven, secret bank account, shell companies: operates in 20 offshore financial center(s)
68
Sales: more than 68 billion(s) dollars/euros in annual sales
56
Net profit: more than 56 billion(s) dollars/euros in cumulated net profit since 1998
749
Top management: earns 749 times the median income in the United States (32000 US$/year)
14
Influence: 14 act(s) of direct corruption or lobbying
5
Advertising & marketing: 5 dubious practice(s)

Relevance: business & market share

year
business
source
2004Gillette sells 72,5% of the razors in the world.Les Echos
2003Gillette vend 68,8% of the Razors purchased in France.Les Echos

World locations & Manufacturing

country incentive : address & contact : production type
source
Argentina  Panamericana(Garin) :
Brazil  Manaus :
China  Minhang :
China  Shanghai :
China  DongGuan :
China  Shenyang :
Colombia  Cali :
Egypt 
El Salvador Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Hong-Kong Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Gillette Far East Trading Ltd :
Cayman Islands Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Oral B Laboratories Islands Ltd :
India  Mysore :
India  Bangalore :
India  New Delhi (4) :
India  Haryana :
India  Bhiwadi :
Indonesia  Jakarta :
Ireland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Braun Ireland Ltd :
Jamaica Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Gillette Foreign Sales Corporation Ltd :
Mexico  Mexico City :
Mexico  Braun, MEXICO NAUCALPAN CUATRO 4 INDUSTRIAL ALCE BLANCO & 5 5 87 19 00 :
Pakistan 
Panama Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Compania Interamericana Gillette, S.A :
Peru 
Philippines Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Gillette (Philippines), Inc :
Poland  Lodz : Reuters
Dominican Republic Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Czech Republic  Jevicko :
Russia 
Singapore Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Switzerland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Gillette (Switzerland) AG :
Thailand  Bangkok :
Turkey 
Venezuela 
Vietnam  Ho Chi Minh City :

Gillette is managed by

year name
photo position; compensation
source
2001Kilts, James M
See the photo of: Kilts, James M Chief Executive Officer; stock-options: 24 million US$;
2000Hawley, Michael C
See the photo of: Hawley, Michael C Chief Executive Officer; allowances: 8.7 million US$;
1999Buffett, Warren E
See the photo of: Buffett, Warren E Director;
1999Gantz, Wilbur H
See the photo of: Gantz, Wilbur H Director;
1999Gifford, Michael B
See the photo of: Gifford, Michael B Director;
1999Goldberg, Carol R
See the photo of: Goldberg, Carol R Director;
1999Hawley, Michael C
See the photo of: Hawley, Michael C Director;
1999Hightower, Dennis F
See the photo of: Hightower, Dennis F Director;
1999Jacobi, Herbert H
See the photo of: Jacobi, Herbert H Director;
1999Kravis, Henry R
See the photo of: Kravis, Henry R Director;
1999Lemann, Jorge P
See the photo of: Lemann, Jorge P Director;
1999Pivirotto, Richard P
See the photo of: Pivirotto, Richard P Director;
1999Trowbridge, Alexander B
See the photo of: Trowbridge, Alexander B Director;
1999Yang, Marjorie M
See the photo of: Yang, Marjorie M Director;
1999Zeien, Alfred M
See the photo of: Zeien, Alfred M Director;
1998Zeien, Alfred M
See the photo of: Zeien, Alfred M Chief Executive Officer; salary: 9.47 million US$;

Advertising & marketing

year
dubious practice : image
source
2002Disinformation: Porter Novelli: public relations: PCB-News
2001ad budget: 394 million US$; Advertisin.
2000ad budget: 369 million US$; Advertisin.
1999slogan: Mejor usa baterias recargables.;
1998slogan: Gillette. La perfection au masculin.;
1998slogan: Gillette pour elles, êtes vous prêtes?;
1998ad budget: 409 million US$; Advertisin.
1998slogan: Les piles Duracell durent jusqu'à 6 fois plus longtemps.;
1997ad budget: 382 million US$; Advertisin.
1996ad budget: 536 million US$; Advertisin.
1994slogan: You can't work as hard as right guard.;

Made by

year
employees
<>
social impact : country
source
2006
-700
Closure/Bankruptcy: Spain
Les Echos
2005
-132
Closure/Bankruptcy: Fermeture de l'usine Energizer de Caudebec-les-Elboeuf, près de Rouen.: France
Les Echos
2004
-80
Internal restructuring:
Les Echos
2004
-700
Reuters
2004
-1200
Les Echos
2003
-2200
Les Echos
2001
-600
Les Echos
2000
2700
Les Echos
1999
43000
1998
-334
Internal restructuring: Restructuration de l'usine Energizer de Caudebec-les-Elboeuf, près de Rouen.: France
Les Echos
1998
44000
1998
-4700
Corpus Chr.
1995
Violations of the labour law, 14475 US$ fine.: United States of America
Corporate .
1988
-590
Canadian L.

Environmental impact

year
country : consequences
source
2004United States of America : Since the 1960s, contaminated soil and ground water with mercury, other potentially toxic metals, and solvents and that rain runoff had carried the materials into tributaries of High Rock Lake, NCCharlotte .
2004United States of America : 10,000 tons of mercury-contaminated soil classified as hazardous and about 37,000 tons of mercury-contaminated soil classified as nonhazardous around Duracell's Plant 2, NCCharlotte .

Influence

year
purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution
source
2000Prevent binding regulation, co- or self-regulation instead. : American Chamber of Commerce's EU Committee : : European Commission translateCorporate .

Financials

year  salesincome buybacksource
2004   10.481.69   billion US$Les Echos
2003   9.251.39   billion US$Les Echos
2003   50million sharesCBS Market.
2002   8.451.22   billion US$
2001   8.960.91   billion US$
2000   9.290.39   billion US$
1999   9.91.26   billion US$
1999   75million sharesSmartMoney
1999   25million sharesSmartMoney
1998   10.061.08   billion US$

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