Donald Knauss

Non Executive / Chairperson
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About

Mr. Knauss retired from The Clorox Company in 2015, having served as executive chairman of the board from November 2014 until July 2015 and chairman and chief executive officer from October 2006 until November 2014. He was executive vice president of The Coca-Cola Company and president and chief operating officer for Coca-Cola North America from February 2004 until September 2006. Prior to his employment with The Coca-Cola Company, he held various positions in marketing and sales with PepsiCo, Inc. and Procter & Gamble and served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. He is also a director of the Kellogg Company and Target Corporation. Mr. Knauss also serves as the chairman of the board of trustees for the University of San Diego. He was formerly a director of URS Corporation. Mr. Knauss has been a director of the Company since October 2014 and was elected as independent board chair, effective April 1, 2022. He is a member of the Compensation Committee and the Finance Committee.

 

Personal Details

Title: Mr
Surname: Knauss
DoB: 14/01/1951
Age: 75 years
M/F: Male
Nationality: American
Country of Birth: United States of America
Language: English
Qualification: BA
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Qualifications & Experience

 

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Other directorships (state)

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Working history

Name

Chief Operations Officer

Coca-Cola
Appointed Date: 01/02/2004
Date Resigned: 01/09/2006
Industry: Beverages

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Name

Chief Executive Officer

Clorox
Appointed Date: 01/10/2006
Date Resigned: 01/11/2014
Industry: Consumer Services

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Committee/s

CompanyCommitteeRoleAppointment DateResignation Date
McKessonBoardChairperson01/01/2022
McKessonRemunerationChairperson01/01/2022
McKessonIndustry SpecificMember01/01/2022
McKessonNominations & GovernanceMember01/01/2022
TargetBoardMember12/08/2015
TargetRemunerationMember12/08/2015
TargetOtherChairperson12/08/2015
KelloggBoardMember

 

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Is your Director annual fee more than 5% of your total income from all sources?:
Are you more than 10 years as a director?:
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InsidEntity has assumed that responses to the Independent Questions are NO as the company has not populated the information. The result will present the Director as Independent.
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