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Gillette Company (E): Procter & Gamble
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Reference: HBS-309033-E
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Year: 2001
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Number of pages: 8
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Publication Date: Oct 1, 2008
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Fecha de edición: Dec 17, 2008
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Source: HBSP (USA)
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Type of Document: Case
Description
After arriving in 2001 as the first outsider Chairman and CEO in Gillette history, Jim Kilts had led a remarkable turnaround. But by late 2004 he had to make a difficult decision. To better position the 104-year-old, Boston-based company, he opted to sell it to Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble. How should Kilts lead the transition?