The Clorox Co. has named Linda Rendle, 42, as president. She was previously EVP of cleaning, international, strategy and operations. In this role, Rendle will be responsible for all the company’s businesses and corporate and business development, in addition to her current responsibility for corporate strategy and the five core global functions—marketing, sales, product supply, research and development and information technology. She will continue reporting to chair and CEO Benno Dorer. 
Commenting on Rendle’s promotion, Dorer said: “It’s a reflection of not only Linda’s outstanding leadership, deep experience and sustained results, but also the board and executive management’s commitment to long-term development and succession planning. I look forward to continuing to work closely with Linda.”
In her 17 years with Clorox, Rendle has progressed through several general management and functional positions, including SVP, general manager for cleaning, the company’s largest reporting segment, where she led a period of tremendous sales and profit growth, enabled by a relentless focus on innovation and work simplification. In July 2018, she assumed responsibility for corporate strategy and led the development of the company’s Ignite strategy, which was announced in October 2019. In January 2019, she added responsibility for the five core global functions as well as the international division.
“We continue to have every confidence in our Ignite Strategy and the strength of our team and leading brands, supported by exceptional innovation and strong execution to continue delivering good growth—profitable, sustainable and responsible growth—over the long term,” Dorer said.
