P&G Cost-Cutting Successes Inspire New Moves In Productivity
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
P&G has “identified and will appoint” a senior group president to new position of global officer, productivity and organization transformation, firm announces during first quarter conference call Oct. 25. Cost-cutting measures contributed to higher EPS than initially estimated.
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