James M. Kilts

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James M. Kilts was a chief executive officer of The Gillette Company. He negotiated the sale of the company to Procter & Gamble for US$57 billion. Press investigators estimate that he stood to gain more than $165 million personally in the purchase. Kilts is currently a partner at Centerview Partners, an investment banking and private equity firm based in New York City.

He had been the subject of intense criticism from the Boston press, namely the Boston Globe and Boston Herald daily newspapers, for his role in the merger with Procter & Gamble.

He was then elected to the Board of Directors at The New York Times Company in 2005.

Kilts is a 1970 graduate of Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, and received his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. In addition, as an undergraduate student at Knox College, Kilts was also a member of the Delta Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.

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Feb 10, 1948
Chicago

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Founding Partner, Centerview Partners Management LLC
(2006 - )
President, Gillette
(2003 - 2005)
Chief Executive Officer, Gillette
(2001 - 2005)
President and CEO, Nabisco
(1998 - 1999)
Executive Vice President, Worldwide Food, Philip Morris USA
(1994 - 1997)
President, Kraft USA, Kraft Foods
(1989 - 1994)
Senior Vice President, Strategy, Kraft General Foods, Kraft Foods
(1987 - 1989)
President, Kraft Limited, Canada, Kraft Foods
(1985 - 1987)
Vice President, Oscar Mayer Foods, Kraft Foods
(1984 - 1985)
General Foods
(1970 - 1984)

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on July 23, 2013

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