Alan G. Lafley's Biography

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GE Board Director Alan G. Lafley
Alan G. (A.G.) Lafley
Independent Director

Chairman of the Board and former Chief Executive Officer, Procter & Gamble Company, personal and household products, Cincinnati, Ohio. Director since 2002.

Committees:
Nominating and Corporate Governance

Mr. Lafley received a BA degree from Hamilton College and an MBA from Harvard University, following which he joined Procter & Gamble. He was named a group vice president in 1992, an executive vice president in 1995 and, in 1999, president of global beauty care and North America. He served as chief executive officer from 2000 to 2009 and was elected chairman of the board in 2002. He serves on the board of trustees of Hamilton College and is chairman of the Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation. Mr. Lafley also served as a director at General Motors Corporation and Dell Inc. during the last five years.