The Board of Directors of The Clorox Company announced that effective Sept. 14, 2020, Linda Rendle, a 17-year veteran of the company, will be promoted to Chief Executive Officer and elected to the company's Board of Directors. Benno Dorer will continue serving as the board's executive chair. 

Dorer, 56, has served as Chief Executive Officer of the company since November 2014 and was appointed chair of the board in August 2016. As chair and CEO, he has had overall responsibility for leading the company's worldwide business, which generated revenues of $6.7 billion in the fiscal year 2020. Rendle, 42, is currently president of the company and prior to that was executive vice president – Cleaning, International, Strategy, and Operations, among other leadership roles she has held at Clorox.

Prior to her current role as President, Rendle was Executive Vice President – Cleaning, International, Strategy, and Operations. Before that, Linda held numerous leadership roles at Clorox involving strategy and operations, including oversight of the Cleaning Division and key roles within the Sales and Product Supply functions. 

Her career at Clorox began in 2003 in Sales for the company's charcoal and insecticides businesses.  Before joining Clorox, Rendle worked for Procter & Gamble, where she held several positions in sales management.