2005 Overview

Global functions

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 Strategy'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 & Technology, which leads the Group's technical innovation programme, Global Commercial Strategy 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.