UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934
 
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
February 11, 2011
 
 
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio
 
1-434
 
31-0411980
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
 
One Procter & Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio
 
45202
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Zip Code
 
(513) 983-1100
 
45202
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
Zip Code
 
 
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ITEM 5.02(d)    ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
 
On February 11, 2011, The Procter & Gamble Company (the "Company") issued a news release announcing that Margaret C. Whitman was appointed to the Board of Directors, effective February 8, 2011.  Ms. Whitman's committee assignments will be determined at a later date.
 
The Company is filing this 8-K pursuant to Item 5.02(d), "Election of Directors."
 
A copy of the Company's press release relating to this announcement is being furnished as Exhibit 99 to this 8-K.
 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
 
                                          BY:   /s/ E. J. WUNSCH            
                                                E. J. Wunsch
                                                Assistant Secretary
                                                February 11, 2011
 
 
 
  EXHIBIT(S)
 
99.    News Release by The Procter & Gamble Company dated February 11, 2011.
 



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News Release
The Procter & Gamble Company
One P&G Plaza
Cincinnati, OH 45202
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
 
Procter & Gamble Announces Appointment of Director
Meg Whitman Appointed to Board
 
 
 
CINCINNATI, February 11, 2011 – The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) today announced the appointment of Meg Whitman, 54, to its board of directors. The appointment is effective immediately. Whitman first served on the P&G board from 2003 to 2008.
 
"Meg was an outstanding director during her initial time on the board and we are delighted to be able to welcome her back,” commented Robert A. McDonald, P&G chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer. “Her business knowledge, vision and passion for winning are qualities that will serve the board and P&G well in the years ahead.”
 
Whitman graduated from Princeton with a degree in economics and received her MBA from Harvard Business School.  Her first job was as a brand assistant at P&G and she moved to Bain and Company in 1981 where she worked for eight years reaching the level of Vice President.  She then joined the Walt Disney Company as Senior Vice President of Marketing and in 1992 accepted a senior position at StrideRite.  She held executive positions at Florists’ Transworld Delivery (FTD) and Hasboro before taking the position of President and Chief Executive Officer at eBay in 1998.  Her leadership enabled eBay to grow from $4.7 million in revenues with 30 employees to $8 billion in sales and 15,000 employees worldwide by the time she retired in 2008.  She ran for Governor of California in the 2010 elections.
 
About Procter & Gamble
Four billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around the world. The company has one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Pampers, Tide, Ariel, Always, Whisper, Pantene, Mach3, Bounty, Dawn, Gain, Pringles, Charmin, Downy, Lenor, Iams, Crest, Oral-B, Duracell, Olay, Head & Shoulders, Wella, Gillette, Braun and Fusion. The P&G community includes approximately 127,000 employees working in about 80 countries worldwide. Please visit http://www.pg.com for the latest news and in-depth information about P&G and its brands.
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