OAKLAND, CA, September 21, 2014-

The board of directors of The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) announced, effective Nov. 20, 2014, Donald R. Knauss will continue serving as chairman and a member of the board, in a newly created executive chairman role, and Benno Dorer will be promoted to chief executive officer and nominated to be elected to the company's board of directors.

Knauss, 63, has served as chairman and CEO of the company since October 2006. As chairman and CEO, he has overall responsibility for directing the company's worldwide business, which generated revenues of $5.6 billion in fiscal year 2014. Since January 2013, Dorer, 50, has served as executive vice president and chief operating officer - Cleaning, International and Corporate Strategy.

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