The Human Capitalist - June 2013 Issue

June 2013

Intelligence for the consumer goods, life science and retail industries

The Human Capitalist

“A” Player human capital leadership

by Hunt Executive Search

Featured Article

Questions vs. Answers. Power Questions that Get Results
One popular belief holds that we win friends and new business by being clever and quick on our feet, and that our brilliance - saying just the right thing - is what attracts others. But knowing the right question to ask is actually far more valuable than having a ready answer... Read More...

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People on the Move

Thano Chaltas joined Ocean Spray as CMO. More...

Albert Mathieu joined Mondelez as President of the biscuit business in Europe. More...

Avon hired Pablo Munos as SVP and President, North America. More...

Procter & Gamble names new global leadership team. More...

Martin Kelly joined Sunless, Inc. as CEO. More...

LeapFrog appoints Ken Adams as SVP of Sales. More...

Bob McDonald out at P&G; A.G. Lafley returning as CEO. More...

Pepsi names Kristin Patrick Global Chief Marketing Officer. More...

Consumer Goods Forum taps Nestle CEO as co-chair. More...

Clinique names Jourde as Senior VP. More...

Diageo announces exec committee changes. More...

Tim Spring joined Nutri-Vet as CEO. More...

Mark Sapir joined Merrick Petcare as VP of marketing. More..

Coty promotes Walsh. More...

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Industry News

Coty Shareholders Raise $1 Billion in Mid-Priced IPO
Coty announced it has agreed to acquire StarAsia, an established distributor of beauty products in the markets of Southeast Asia from its current parent, Isibane Pte. Read more...

Kraft Divides Grocery Business
Nine months after Kraft Foods split in two, one of the new companies is restructuring as it looks to boost brand-building. Read more...

Nestle Purina PetCare Buys Petfinder.com
Nestle Purina PetCare has acquired the pet adoption website Petfinder for undisclosed amount. Read more...

Unilever Seeks Buyer for Wish-Bone Salad Dressing
Unilever is seeking a buyer for its Wish-Bone salad-dressing business as it shifts its focus toward personal-care products. Read more...

Office Depot to Sell 50% Stake in Mexican Venture
Office Depot agreed to sell its 50% stake in its Mexico joint venture to partner Grupo Gigante for $690.2 million, a move advocated by the U.S. company's biggest investor. Read more...

Danone Forms Yogurt Joint Venture in China
Danone and China Mengniu Dairy are forming a joint venture to expand yogurt production and sales in China. The state-owned dairy controls 17% of the yogurt market in China, where yogurt sales grew 17% in 2012. Read more...

Del Monte Foods Buys Natural Balance Pet Foods
Del Monte Foods is expanding its reach in the pet food aisle with a deal to acquire Natural Balance Pet Foods for undisclosed amount. Read more...

Anheuser-Busch InBev Completes Grupo Modelo Merger
Anheuser-Busch InBev has wrapped up its merger with Grupo Modelo in a transaction valued at $20.1 billion. Read more...

Bausch & Lomb Nears Deal to Sell Itself to Valeant for $9 Billion
Bausch & Lomb Inc. is nearing a deal to sell itself to drug maker Valeant Pharmaceuticals International for about $9 billion, a surprise move that highlights a resurgence in private-equity deal making after years spent in the doldrums. Read more...

Bi-Lo to Acquire Sweetbay, Harveys
Bi-Lo Holding agreed to acquire the Sweetbay, Reid's and Harveys banners from Delhaize America for $265 million in cash. Read more...

Needing Pork, China Is to Buy a U.S. Supplier
China's biggest pork producer, seeking plentiful supplies and technical expertise, has agreed to buy Smithfield Foods for $4.7 billion in cash. Read more...

Tyson Buys Mexican Food Factory
Tyson Foods is branching further beyond the beef, pork and chicken for which it's known, voyaging deeper into the prepared foods world by snapping up a Mexican food factory in San Diego. Read more...

Empire Co.'s Sobeys Unit to Acquire Canada Safeway for C$5.8 Billion
Empire, parent of Canada's second-largest grocery chain, has agreed to acquire Safeway's Canadian operations for 5.8 billion Canadian dollars ($5.68 billion) in cash, a move that will significantly boost its presence in western Canada. Read more...

Coty Acquires Beauty Distributor in Southeast Asia
Coty announced it has agreed to acquire StarAsia, an established distributor of beauty products in the markets of Southeast Asia from its current parent, Isibane Pte. Read more...

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