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Alan George "A.G." Lafley (born June 13, 1947) is an American businessman and executive chairman of Procter & Gamble, previously serving as chairman, president and CEO. As CEO, Lafley is credited with revitalizing P&G 〔(A. G. Lafley ), Alumni Achievement Awards, Harvard Business School〕 under the mantra “Consumer is Boss,”〔(Turning the Tide at P&G, US News & World Report, 22 October 2006 )〕 with a focus on billion dollar brands like Crest, Tide, and Pampers.〔("P&G: New and Improved" ), BusinessWeek, 7 July 2003〕 But he also brought in several new brands, like Swiffer and Febreze, by merging P&G’s internal resources with outside “open” innovation, referred to as Connect + Develop.〔("P&G's New Innovation Model" ), Harvard Business School, 20 March 2006〕 Prior to rejoining P&G in 2013, Lafley consulted on business and innovation strategy, advising on CEO succession and executive leadership development, and coaching experienced, new, and potential CEOs. ==Early Years and Business Legacy== Lafley graduated from Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois, and earned an A.B. from Hamilton College in 1969. In 1970, after beginning a doctoral program at the University of Virginia,〔Marketplace.org (A.G. Lafley's Bio ) Retrieved January 23, 2012〕 he took a commission with the U.S. Navy as a supply officer during the Vietnam War. Afterwards, he studied at Harvard Business School, receiving his M.B.A. in 1977. He joined P&G upon his graduation. With Lafley leading the company for most of the 2000s, P&G more than doubled sales since the beginning of the decade. During that time, the company’s portfolio of billion-dollar brands grew from 10 to 24 (including former brands Folgers and Actonel) and the number of brands with sales between $500 million and $1 billion increased five-fold with Lafley at P&G’s helm. On average, P&G's annual organic sales grew 5%, annual core earnings-per-share grew 12%, and free cash flow productivity averaged 112% a year since 2001. Further, during Lafley’s tenure, the Company’s market capitalization more than doubled, making P&G one of the five most valuable companies in the U.S. and among the 10 most valuable companies in the world. Lafley is credited with making P&G a more consumer-driven and externally focused company—and with shaping a far more diverse, open, curious and courageous, connected and collaborative culture in which "innovation is everyone’s job." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A.G. Lafley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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