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The Gillette Purchase
Chip Burgh
Chip Bergh, a longtime Procter & Gamble executive, takes the helm of Gillette as its president of global blades and razors.

Kilts will retire in October

Gillette chief executive James M. Kilts, who arranged the sale of the Boston shaving firm to Procter & Gamble Co., will retire in October. (Boston Globe)
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Check out our gallery of Gillette's variety of products, from batteries to razors.
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The man behind it all? The man behind it all?
James M. Kilts made history four years ago as the first outsider to lead Gillette Co., but ultimately he'll be remembered as the man who sold the century-old Boston company to Procter & Gamble Co. of Cincinnati.
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Web Log Labor group questions number of job cuts at Gillette plant
A coalition that has called for improved working conditions at Gillette plants in Devens disputed the number of job cuts the company announced earlier this week. (Boston Globe Business Team, 5/24/06)
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 King Kilts (Boston Globe, 5/13/05)
 Judge hints Galvin can study P&G deal (Boston Globe, 4/27/05)
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 Mister Boston (Boston Globe, 4/1/05)
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