R. Alexandra Keith

R. Alexandra (Alex) Keith (born 1968) is an American businesswoman, and CEO of Procter & Gamble's $12.89 billion[1] global beauty division. She oversees 12,000 P&G employees who work on skin, hair and personal care products, sold in 115 countries.[2]

R. Alexandra (Alex) Keith
Born1968
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Arizona
OccupationBusinesswoman
TitleCEO of global beauty division, Procter & Gamble
TermJuly 2019-
PredecessorPatrice Louvet

Early life

Keith earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Arizona in 1989.[3][4]

Career

Keith joined P&G in 1989.[5] She spent her first seven years in manufacturing and logistics, before moving into marketing.[5]

From 2010 to 2014, Keith worked in the fabric care division of P&G.[6] Then, from 2014 to 2017, Keith was head of the skin and personal care division.[7]

Keith became president of Procter & Gamble's $11.4 billion global beauty business in July 2017, when she succeeded Patrice Louvet.[8][9] Following this, the P&G beauty segment saw a 7% rise in organic sales for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018.[10] In November 2018, she was promoted to CEO of P&G's global beauty division, effective July 2019.[11]

For three consecutive years, Keith has been named to Fortune's international list of most powerful women in business, first entering the roster at #26 in 2017.[12][13] Earlier in her career, Keith was included in Advertising Age's Women to Watch 2006.[14] In 2010, the international beauty industry organization Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) gave her a CEW Achiever Award recognizing outstanding career achievement,[15] and in 2019 gave her their inaugural Leadership Excellence Award.[16]

Keith has been a panelist/speaker at numerous industry events, including the 2018 annual meeting of the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) in Palm Beach, Florida,[17] and the 2019 Fortune Most Powerful Women International Summit, in London.[18] In May 2020, Keith joined other business people and celebrities for a virtual commencement event hosted by Her Campus in lieu of in-person graduation ceremonies cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. [19]

Personal life

Keith married in 2006.[3]

References
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  4. "R. Alexandra Keith". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. "Female CEO at P&G? 'Just a matter of time'". usatoday.com. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. Coolidge, Alexander. "P&G names new head of beauty". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  7. Coolidge, Alexander. "P&G names new head of beauty". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  8. "Alex Keith steps up to lead P&G's streamlined beauty business". cosmeticsdesign.com. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  9. Anyanwu, FashionNetwork.com, Obi. "P&G promotes Alexandra Keith to Head of Beauty". fashionnetwork.com. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  10. Brunsman, Barrett J. (31 July 2018). "P&G tops earnings estimates, misses on sales". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  11. Brunsman, Barrett J. (2018-11-08). "P&G to 'significantly' revamp management structure". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  12. "R. Alexandra Keith". fortune.com. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  13. Brunsman, Barrett J. (27 September 2019). "2 P&G executives among 50 most powerful women on Fortune list". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  14. Neff, Jack (28 May 2006). "Alex Keith". Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  15. "R. Alexandra Keith". Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  16. "Announcing the 2019 CEW Achiever Awards Honorees". Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  17. Utroske, Deanna. "PCPC annual meeting zeros in on the Power of Beauty". Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  18. "In Conversation with Alex Keith". Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  19. Mason, Shannon (2020-05-14). "2020 Commencement Speakers: Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Lady Gaga Headline Virtual Ceremonies". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.


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