Annual Report and Accounts 2006

We're organised around four regional operating units supported by six global functions. The head of each region and function sits on the Chief Executive's Committee (CEC). The functions' role is to drive world-class performance across the operating regions.

Every function has a team in each region with these regional groups co-ordinated by a small central team. This structure allows the functions to develop and implement global strategies and processes while remaining closely aligned with the regions' commercial interests.

Global Commercial's role is to develop global strategies and solutions for categories, customers and markets that enable the regions to generate higher sales growth than they could on their own.

Working with Science and Technology, which leads the Group's technical innovation programme, Global Commercial also develops the Group's innovation pipeline. Global Supply Chain is responsible for the supply of product to the Group's customers, and its role covers raw material supply, manufacturing, logistics and working capital management.

Our other functions are Human Resources, Finance and IT, Legal and Secretariat.

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