Kiev, 01 September 2008. P&G informs that Mr. Sotirios Marinidis has just been appointed General Manager of Procter & Gamble Ukraine succeeding Mr. Emin Ozkan in this position.

Ukraine is a very large business for P&G EE and CEEMEA. And Sotirios Marinidis is the right leader to lead P&G Ukraine at this point in time. During his previous two assignments in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, Mr. Marinidis showed himself as a consistent outstanding performer. He obviously knows the region extremely well. His background, experience and personal leadership will be the foundation of the accelerated growth of P&G in Ukraine.

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Procter & Gamble was established in 1837 in Cincinnati (USA) and last year celebrated its 170th anniversary. P&G entered Ukrainian market back in 1993. During recent years the Company business in the world and in Ukraine has been developing fast.

P&G is the world leader in production and sales of fast moving consumer goods and a strategic investor to Ukrainian economy.

Company’s manufacturing facilities are its plant in Boryspil, Kiev region, producing women hygiene products and a plant in Ordzhonikidze, Dnepropetrovsk region, producing consumer products under Gala, Only You, Dax, Shandy, Camay and Safeguard TMs.

Nowadays P&G is marketing more than 40 of its brands in Ukraine, including Ariel and Tide, Pantene Pro-V, Pampers, Always, Tampax, Blend-a-med, Wella, Londa, Camay, Gala, Shandy, Gillette, Mach3, Duracell, OralB, Braun and others.

Since 2002 P&G brands are consistently becoming winners of a prestige festival-contest “Choice of the Year” proving to be the leaders in their product categories and the preferred brands of Ukrainian consumers.

Procter & Gamble’s activities in Ukraine are not only commercial. The Company sees itself as a socially responsible company that cares for the community in which we work and live. Since coming to Ukraine, P&G has done its best to support those in need. In frames of ’Healthy Children of Ukraine’ key charity program Procter & Gamble Ukraine has already granted more than USD 1,3 million to provide children’s medical facilities, hospitals and centers with the uniquely specialized equipment. On top, in Ukraine P&G runs several long-term social educational programs for young moms and pregnant woman, schoolchildren, professional dentists etc.

For further information please contact:
P&G Ukraine, External Relations Department
Yana Horokhova
Tel. +38 044 490-09-00
Email: kievreception.im@pg.com