The company's board of directors announced the appointment Wednesday.
Ansell replaces C. Dean Metropoulos, who previously announced he would be stepping down as CEO in the near future. Metropoulos will remain with the company as chairman.
Ansell, 47, has 25 years of experience in consumer products management. As a Procter & Gamble corporate officer, he was most recently president of The Iams Co., where he had been chosen to lead P&G's entry into the pet nutrition business. Under his leadership, sales increased nearly $1 billion (€793 million) and the Iams brand in North America grew from the No.
