Ward Klein

Executive Chairman of the Board, Edgewell Personal Care

Ward Klein is executive chairman of the Board of Edgewell Personal Care. He was previously chief executive officer of Energizer Holdings, Inc., a position he had held since January 2005. Mr. Klein obtained a Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) in economics from St. Olaf College and a master’s in management from Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. He joined Energizer’s former parent, Ralston Purina Company, in 1979 and transferred to its newly acquired battery division in 1986 as director of new products. He assumed positions of increasing responsibility, including serving as director of marketing; vice president and ... Read More