Patrick Mulcahy is Chief Executive Officer of Energizer, Inc. His retirement from the company was announced in the fall of 2004. Mulcahy joined Ralston in 1968 and has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Eveready Battery Company, Inc. since 1987. Mulcahy served as co-Chief Executive Officer and co-President of Ralston from October 1997 to June 1999. He served as Ralston's Vice President and Director, Corporate Strategic Planning and Administration, 1984--1986. Patrick Mulcahy received Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Science from Cornell University. He also holds an MBA from Cornell's Johnson School.
Question - Did the rechargeable battery industry not meet expectations? For us it clearly did not. It's a 90% OEM, original equipment manufacturer business. You're selling to the Nokias to the IBMs of the world. It was a commodity gained and very high in terms of research and capital spending, an...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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