Hung to become president, Braun U.S., and group general manager, Braun North America

Business Wire, Jan 15, 1997

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 1997--Philip Hung has been appointed president of Braun Inc. and group general manager of Braun North America, subsidiaries of The Gillette Company (NYSE:G) effective Feb. 1, 1997.

Hung, 49, will be responsible for the United States and Canadian operations of Braun, the world leader in electric shavers. He succeeds A. Bruce Cleverly, who was promoted to president of Oral-B Laboratories, also a subsidiary of The Gillette Company, effective Feb. 1.

Since 1994, Hung has been executive director of Braun International Affiliated Markets, based at Braun AG headquarters in Kronberg, Germany.

Hung joined The Gillette Company in 1975. During his career, he has served as general manager for Gillette Export Markets of Southeast Asia and regional manager for China. He is a graduate of the University of Hawaii and earned his master's degree in international relations from Johns Hopkins University.

Braun AG, a subsidiary of The Gillette Company, manufactures a variety of high-quality, European-designed products, including electric shavers, oral care, personal diagnostic, hair care and household appliances that have worldwide distribution. Braun Inc. and Braun North America, affiliates of Braun AG, are headquartered in Woburn, Mass.

Founded in 1901, the Gillette Company is the world leader in male grooming products, a category that includes blades and razors, shaving preparations and electric shavers. Gillette also holds the number one position worldwide in selected female grooming products, such as wet shaving products and hair epilation devices. The company is the world's top seller of writing instruments and correction products, toothbrushes and oral care appliances, and high performance alkaline batteries.

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