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Sturtevant, WI 262.631.4001 www.johnsondiversey.com Sales: $3.1 billion

Sales:

$3.1 billion. Net loss: $86 million.

Key Personnel:

Curt Johnson, chairman; Ed Lonergan, president and chief executive officer; Joe Smorada, executive vice president and chief financial officer; Scott Russell, senior vice president, general counsel; Jim Larson, senior vice president, global human resources; John Matthews, senior vice president, corporate affairs & director office of the president.

Chief Scientific Officer:

Stephen Di Biase, senior vice president, chief scientific officer.

Chief Marketing Officer:

Nabil Shabshab, senior vice president and chief marketing officer.

Major Products:

Cleaning and hygiene solutions and services that are used in commercial, institutional and industrial facilities. The company operates in six categories: food service, food processing, floor care, restroom/other housekeeping, laundry and industrial. Brands include: Complete, ShowPlace, SnapBack, Virex, Alpha HP, G-Force, Crew, Soft Care, Good Sense, Endbac, Signature, J-Fill, Taski, Jonmaster, Suma, DuBois, Dify and Divermite. In addition, the company owns other well-known brands such as Butchers, Johnson Wax Professional, U.S. Chemical, Drackett Professional, Teepol, Prism, and PurEco Certified Green Products (Europe), as well as the Greenguard-Certified Healthy High Performance Cleaning program (includes products, tools and procedures).

New Products:

ProSpeed Floor Care Applicator, Taski 150 Scrubber Drier that’s ultra compact for small areas, Taski 1650 Scrubber Drier for jobs in large areas, Taski J-Fit on-board dosing system.

Comments:

Net sales increased 3.5% last year, but the company reported a net loss of $86 million, compared to a profit of $118 million in 2006. Johnson Diversey blamed the loss on major restructuring. By region, North American sales decreased 2.3% to $798.6 million. The decline was primarily due to Johnson Diversey’s withdrawal from a majority of the service-oriented laundry and ware washing business in the U.S. Excluding the impact of this withdrawal, North American sales increased 2.2%. European sales (including Africa and Middle Eastern markets) increased 6.3% to $1.6 billion. Gains were driven by higher sales volumes throughout most countries, resulting from top customer growth, retention, and growing new product platforms, according to the company.

Key Personnel

NAME

JOB TITLE

Curt Johnson

chairman
Joe Smorada

executive vice president and chief financial officer
Scott Russell

senior vice president, general counsel
Jim Larson

senior vice president, global human resources
John Matthews

senior vice president, corporate affairs &

Yearly results

2008

Sales: 3.1 Billion

Sturtevant, WI
262.631.4001
www.johnsondiversey.com
Sales: $3.1 billion

Sales:

$3.1 billion. Net loss: $86 million.

Net sales increased 3.5% last year, but the company reported a net loss of $86 million, compared to a profit of $118 million in 2006. Johnson Diversey blamed the loss on major restructuring.

By region, North American sales decreased 2.3% to $798.6 million. The decline was primarily due to Johnson Diversey’s withdrawal from a majority of the service-oriented laundry and ware washing business in the U.S. Excluding the impact of this withdrawal, North American sales increased 2.2%.

European sales (including Africa and Middle Eastern markets) increased 6.3% to $1.6 billion. Gains were driven by higher sales volumes throughout most countries, resulting from top customer growth, retention, and growing new product platforms, according to the company.