Clorox Names New Vice President - Marketing.

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OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 2000

The Clorox Company (NYSE, PE: CLX) announced today that George Roeth has been promoted to the position of vice president - marketing and elected an officer of the company. Roeth will have functional responsibility for worldwide brand management at the $4 billion household products company, as well as direct responsibility for all marketing services: consumer insights, agency management, media planning, consumer promotion and packaging design. He succeeds Robert Bolte, who retired in 1999.

Roeth previously served as vice president - brand marketing. He joined Clorox in 1987 and has held various marketing management positions during his career with the company, including director of marketing, Brita Products; and group marketing manager, Household Products. Roeth earned a master's degree in management from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and an undergraduate degree in business administration from the University of California - Berkeley.

The Clorox Company is a manufacturer and marketer of household products, both domestic and international, and products for institutional markets. Clorox brands include: Clorox, Clorox 2, Tilex, Pine-Sol, Formula 409, Soft Scrub, Liquid-Plumr, Ayudin, Glad, Armor All, STP, Kingsford, Match Light, Hidden Valley, Brita, Maxforce, Combat, Fresh Step and Scoop Away. The company's shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Pacific Exchange.