Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
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Newell Rubbermaid Inc. Company Profile

Newell Rubbermaid wants to get its products into your drawers, your kitchen cabinets, and your workbench. The go-to company for men, women, and children makes housewares (Rubbermaid plastic products, Calphalon cookware), hardware (Amerock cabinet hardware, IRWIN and Lenox hand tools), home furnishings (Levolor blinds), juvenile products (Graco), hair products (Goody), and office items (DYMO, Sanford, Sharpie). Newell Rubbermaid sells its items to mass retailers (Target) and home and office supply stores (Staples). Past Gillette executive Michael Cowhig is chairman. Michael Polk took over as president and CEO in 2011, prior to the 2012 retirement of ex-Procter & Gamble executive and former CEO Mark Ketchum.