Board of Directors

Bart Becht

Age 53

Bart Becht joined Benckiser in 1988 and served as General Manager in Canada, the UK, France and Italy before being appointed Chief Executive Officer of Benckiser Detergents, subsequently Benckiser N.V., in 1995. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Reckitt Benckiser following the merger in December 1999. Mr Becht was previously with Procter & Gamble, both in the USA and Germany. Mr Becht is an Executive Director of Reckitt Benckiser and Chairman of the Executive Committee. He holds no external directorships.

Member of the Nomination Committee

Adrian Bellamy

Age 68

Adrian Bellamy has served as a Non-Executive Chairman of RB since May 2003, having served four years as a Non-Executive Director. Mr Bellamy was born in England, educated in Southern Rhodesia and graduated from University of South Africa with B.Com and MBA degrees. Following an early career in finance, Mr Bellamy moved into retail in the late 1960s. After seven years as Chief Executive Officer of a public company, he emigrated to the USA to become Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of a private retailer. In 1995, he retired from executive management. Mr. Bellamy was formerly a director of Gucci Group NV and The Robert Mondavi Corporation. He is the Chairman of the Body Shop International plc and a director of The Gap and Williams-Sonoma.

Member of the Remuneration Committee
Chairman of the Nomination Committee

Richard Cousins

Age 50

Richard Cousins was appointed to the Board of Reckitt Benckiser as a Non-Executive Director and member of the Remuneration Committee on 1 October 2009. He has been Group Chief Executive of Compass Group PLC, the world’s largest catering company since 2006. Previously Richard was Chief Executive Officer of BPB plc, having held a number of positions with that company since joining in 1990, and is a former non-executive director of P&O and HBOS. His earlier career was with Cadbury Schweppes plc and BTR plc.

Mr Cousins graduated from Sheffield University with a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics in 1980 He also holds an MA in Operational Research from Lancaster University and diplomas in Marketing and Accounting and Finance.

Member of the Remuneration Committee

Colin Day

Age 54

Joined RB in September 2000 from Aegis Group plc where he was Group Finance Director from 1995. Prior to that he was at Kodak, British Gas, De La Rue Group plc and ABB Group. Mr Day is responsible for financial controls and reporting, tax, treasury, corporate development, legal affairs and internal audit. He is an Executive Director of Reckitt Benckiser. He is currently a Non-Executive Director of WPP Group plc and Cadbury plc.

Peter Harf

Age 63

Peter Harf was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Board of Reckitt Benckiser in December 1999. He served as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee until June 2004. He is Chairman of Coty Inc., a worldwide fragrance and cosmetics company with sales of US$3.3billion in fiscal 2007. In addition he is Chairman of InBev, the world’s largest brewing company and was, until May 2007, a director of the Brunswick Corporation. He is Chief Executive officer of Joh A. Benckiser SE, a privately held financial holding company. Dr Harf received his MBA degree in 1974 from the Harvard Business School. He holds both a diploma and a Doctorate in economics from the University of Cologne.

Member of the Nomination Committee

Ken Hydon

Age 65

Kenneth Hydon was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Reckitt Benckiser and member of the Audit Committee in December 2003. He was appointed Chairman of the Audit Committee in November 2006. He was the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director from February 2005 to November 2006. Mr Hydon joined Vodafone as Financial Director in 1985 and played a significant role in its rapid growth with operations in 26 countries worldwide. He retired from Vodafone in July 2005. While at Vodafone he was a member of the Supervisory Board of Mannersmann AG and a director of Verizon Wireless in the USA. Kenneth Hydon is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and the Association of Corporate Treasurers. He is a Non-Executive Director of Tesco plc, Pearson plc and the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

Chairman of the Audit Committee
Member of the Nomination Committee

André Lacroix

Age 49

André Lacroix was appointed to the Board of Reckitt Benckiser as a Non-Executive Director on 1 October 2008. He is Group Chief Executive of Inchcape plc and Chairman of Good Restaurants AG. He was previously Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Euro Disney between July 2003 and May 2005. Prior to joining Euro Disney, Mr Lacroix worked for Burger King for seven years and was appointed President of Burger King International in 2001. From 1988 to 1996 he held a series of senior marketing, sales and general management roles at Pepsi Cola, serving in a number of their European and international markets. Previously he has also held positions at Colgate Palmolive and Ernst & Young. In 1983, he graduated from ESCP (Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris) with a major in consumer marketing.

Member of the Audit Committee

Graham Mackay

Age 60

Graham Mackay was appointed to the Board of Reckitt Benckiser as a Non-Executive Director and member of the Remuneration Committee in February 2005. In November 2006, he was appointed as the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director. He joined South African Breweries (SAB) in 1978 as Systems Manager. Following a number of senior positions, he was appointed Managing Director in 1997, then Chief Executive on the company’s relisting on the London Stock Exchange in 1999. SABMiller plc is one of the world’s largest brewers operating in over 40 countries across four continents. He joined the board of Philip Morris International Inc. in October 2008. Brought up in Swaziland, South Africa and Zimbabwe, Mr Mackay graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand with a BSc (Eng) in 1972 and from the University of South Africa (UNISA) with a BCom in 1977.

Member of the Remuneration Committee

Judith Sprieser

Age 56

Judith Sprieser was appointed to the Board of Reckitt Benckiser in August 2003 and Chair of the Remuneration Committee in 2004. From September 2000 to February 2004, she was Chief Executive Officer of Transora, a technology software and services company. Ms Sprieser also served as Executive Vice President of Sara Lee Corporation from 1998 to 2000 and Chief Financial Officer from 1994 to 1998. She has a bachelor’s degree and an MBA from Northwestern University. She is currently a director of Allstate Insurance Company, USG Corporation, InterContinental Exchange Inc., Royal Ahold N.V. and Adecco SA.

Chair of the Remuneration Committee
Member of the Nomination Committee

Warren Tucker

Age 47

Warren Tucker was appointed to the Board of Reckitt Benckiser as a Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit Committee on 24 February 2010. He has been Chief Financial Officer of Cobham plc, a FTSE100 international company engaged in the development, delivery and support of advanced aerospace and defence systems for land, sea and air since 2003. Previously Warren was Deputy Finance Director at Cable & Wireless. After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen, his earlier career was with Lazard Brothers, Euro Disney and British Airways. Warren graduated from Bristol University with a BSc (Hons) in Economics and Accounting in 1984 and holds an MBA from INSEAD.

Member of the Audit Committee