Press Release
Ocean Spray outside director elected to board of Rayovac
Thomas --Former President
of Warner Lambert's Consumer Healthcare
Division --Elected to Rayovac Board of Directors
MADISON, Wis., May
16,2002
Rayovac Corp. (NYSE: ROV) Chairman and CEO David A. Jones announces the
election of Barbara S. Thomas, former president of Warner Lambert's
Consumer
Healthcare Division, to the Rayovac Corporation Board of Directors.
Thomas
joins the Rayovac board having held executive level positions with some of
America's leading consumer product companies.
"Rayovac is pleased to have a seasoned executive with the management
experience, marketing credentials and integrity of Barbara Thomas," said
Dave
Jones, Rayovac chairman and CEO. "Barbara's successful track record of
developing companies and brands will be a valuable asset to our board.
Her
contributions will be welcomed as Rayovac continues its transformation
into a
worldwide consumer battery technology leader."
Besides her presidency at Warner Lambert, Thomas held senior positions
at
Pillsbury, where she served as vp/general manager for the company's pizza/
snacks/ breakfast and dessert mixes divisions and also as president and
CEO of
Pillsbury's Canadian operations. She has also held top marketing
positions at
Nabisco and Procter and Gamble. Ms. Thomas serves on the board of
directors for
the Dial Corp. and for Ocean Spray.
Rayovac is one of the world's leading battery and lighting device
companies. The Company also markets the number one selling rechargeable
brand
of battery and is the world leader in hearing aid batteries. Rayovac
trades on
the New York Stock Exchange under the ROV symbol.
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