Richard Nicolosi

Richard Nicolosi has been desrcibed as a courageous and creative leader, able to make tough yet prudent decisions. His capacity to attract industry-leading talent and to train organizations to become highly effective collaborators is widely known and he is considered to be a persuasive communicator and attentive listener. Overall, he is a results-oriented organizer that is able to overcome obstacles, whatever their size. Mr. Nicolosi possesses extensive experience at successfully leading global consumer products businesses that need to be overhauled and revitalized. As the youngest-ever Sector President, youngest-ever Group Vice President, and youngest-ever Corporate Vice President of Proctor & Gamble (P&G) his focus was on branded products. He was charged with the oversight of many of P&G's leading businesses, including soaps, detergents, cleaning products, soft drinks business (which he recommended divestment of), and the full range of paper/personal care products. Richard Nicolosi was successful in tripling the profits of P&G's global paper products enterprise (Pampers, Luvs, Charmin, White Cloud, Banner, Bounty, Puffs, Always and Attends), and was then invited by Scott Paper Company to reorganize and cultivate their global brands (Cottenelle, Baby Fresh, Scottex, Viva, etc.) with an eye to ultimately positioning the Company for sale. While with Scott, Nicolosi doubled both the operating profit ( to $700+ million) and the return on investment (ROI) to 23% in less than two years. This resulted in Scott Paper Company being purchased by Kimberly Clark in 1995 in a deal valued at $9.1 billion. Today, Richard Nicolosi is the Chief Executive Officer of Nicolosi Advisors, a Consumer Products Consulting Services firm located in Sarasota, Florida. In his spare time, Richard enjoys playing tennis, traveling, reading, and spending time with his family.