MENU Executive Committee Home > About us > Executive Committee RAKESH KAPOOR, CEO Rakesh joined RB in 1987 and served in various regional and central marketing roles. Following the merger of Reckitt & Colman and Benckiser, he assumed the role of Senior Vice President, Home Care. He was appointed SVP, Regional Director Northern Europe in 2001 and in July 2006, he was promoted to EVP, Category Development with responsibility for global category management, R&D, media, market research and strategic alliances. Rakesh became CEO in September 2011. As part of RB's new strategy for sustainable outperformance, in January 2018 Rakesh was also appointed President of RB's Health business, headquartered in Slough. Find out more RUPERT BONDY - SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL / COMPANY SECRETARY Joined RB as SVP General Counsel and Company Secretary in 2017, and is responsible for legal, company secretarial and legal compliance matters across RB. Rupert began his career as a lawyer in private practice. In 1989 he joined US law firm Morrison & Foerster, working in San Francisco and London, and from 1994 he worked for Lovells in London. In 1995 he joined SmithKline Beecham as Senior Counsel for mergers and acquisitions and other corporate matters. When SmithKline Beecham and GlaxoWellcome merged to form GlaxoSmithKline, Rupert was appointed Senior Vice President and General Counsel. In 2008, Rupert became Group General Counsel of BP, holding that position until he joined RB in January 2017. SETH COHEN – CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Joined in September 2017 as Group CIO, and is responsible for leading the next phase of RB’s IT transformation, including the integration of IFCN systems with RB’s, upgrading and deploying Finance systems and enhancing our technological capabilities. Seth joined RB from PepsiCo where he spent 3.5 years as SVP and Chief Information Officer, Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to this Seth spent 12 years in a number of senior IT roles at Pepsi including leading Global Business Solutions and IT transformation programmes. Find out more AMEDEO FASANO – CHIEF SUPPLY OFFICER Joined in 1997 as Supply Director Italy. After the Reckitt & Colman and Benckiser merger, Amedeo was appointed Manufacturing Director for Central, South Western and Southern Europe Regions. In 2002 he became Regional Supply Director North America and in 2003 SVP Supply North America, Australia and New Zealand. In 2007 he took over the role of SVP Supply Developing Markets and in March 2009 Amedeo was appointed as EVP Supply. He previously worked for Pirelli Tyres in various supply roles. Find out more ROB DE GROOT - PRESIDENT, HYGIENE HOME Rob joined RB in 1988. After international roles in marketing and sales he became General Manager The Netherlands, then SVP, Regional Director Eastern Europe and was appointed Global Category Officer, surface and dish before being appointed EVP North America & Australia. In January 2012 Rob became EVP of the ENA area, responsible for North America, Europe, Russia, CIS and ANZ. As part of RB's new strategy for sustainable outperformance, in January 2018 Rob was appointed President of RB's Hygiene Home business, headquartered in Amsterdam. Find out more ADRIAN HENNAH – CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Joined RB in January 2013 and was appointed CFO in February 2013. Prior to joining RB, Adrian spent six years at Smith & Nephew plc as CFO and four years as CFO at Invensys plc. Adrian also spent 18 years at GlaxoSmithKline plc, holding a number of senior management and financial roles. His earlier career was with PwC (then Price Waterhouse) in both audit and consultancy, and Stadtsparkasse Koeln, the German regional bank. GURVEEN SINGH – CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER Joined RB in 1993 as HR Director India. Gurveen was promoted to the role of Manpower Planning Director based in the UK in 1997. In 1999, she was appointed as HR Director South Asia based in India post the merger of Reckitt & Colman and Benckiser. In 2007, she moved to Regional HRD East Asia in Singapore and was promoted to Area HRD DVM in 2010 based in the UK. In 2012 she moved back to Singapore as Area HRD LAPAC before moving to her role as Area HR Director DvM based in Dubai in 2015. In January 2018 Gurveen was appointed CHRO. Before joining RB, Gurveen held various HR roles in the hotel & consumer goods industries. Find out more BACK TO TOP More From About us Contact The Board Recommended For You BRANDS INVESTORS Please read our legal terms and conditions and privacy statement. © Copyright Reckitt Benckiser Group plc. All rights reserved Reckitt Benckiser Group plc | Registered office at 103 - 105 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 3UH | Registered in England & Wales, No 6270876 SHARE CONTACT FOLLOW RB