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Energizer Holdings

#4314

Rank

$1.91B

Marketcap

US United States

Country

Energizer Holdings
Leadership team

Mr. Mark S. LaVigne (Pres, CEO & Director)

Mr. John J. Drabik (Exec. VP & CFO)

Ms. Susan K. Drath (Chief Human Capital Officer)

Products/ Services
Consumer Goods, Manufacturing
Number of Employees
1,000 - 20,000
Headquarters
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Established
1896
Company Registration
SEC CIK number: 0001632790
Revenue
Above - 1B
Traded as
ENR
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Overview
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Summary
Energizer Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes household batteries, specialty batteries, and lighting products worldwide. It offers lithium, alkaline, carbon zinc, nickel metal hydride, zinc air, and silver oxide batteries under the Energizer, Eveready, and Rayovac brands; primary, rechargeable, specialty, and hearing aid batteries; and handheld, headlights, lanterns, and area lights, as well as flashlights under the Hard Case, Dolphin, and WeatherReady brands. The company also licenses the Energizer and Eveready brands to companies developing consumer solutions in solar, automotive batteries, portable power for critical devices, generators, power tools, household light bulbs, and other lighting products. In addition, it designs and markets automotive fragrance and appearance products, including protectants, wipes, tire and wheel care products, glass cleaners, leather care products, air fresheners, and washes to clean, shine, refresh, and protect interior and exterior automobile surfaces under the brand names of Armor All, Nu Finish, Refresh Your Car!, LEXOL, Eagle One, California Scents, Driven, Bahama & Co, Carnu, Grand Prix, Kit, and Tempo; STP branded fuel and oil additives, functional fluids, and other performance chemical products; and do-it-yourself automotive air conditioning recharge products under the A/C PRO brand name, as well as other refrigerant and recharge kits, sealants, and accessories. The company sells its products through direct sales force, distributors, and wholesalers; and various retail and business-to-business channels, including mass merchandisers, club, electronics, food, home improvement, dollar store, auto, drug, hardware, e-commerce, convenience, sporting goods, hobby/craft, office, industrial, medical, and catalog. Energizer Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
History

The company has its foundation in the Eveready Battery Company, which in 1980 changed the name of its Eveready Alkaline Power Cell to Energizer. In 1986, corporate parent Union Carbide sold Eveready Battery to Ralston Purina. In 2000, Ralston spun off Eveready, and the company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange as Energizer Holdings, Inc.

In 2003 under the leadership of then Chief Executive Officer J. Patrick Mulcahy, Energizer Holdings started expanding into the personal care product sector by buying personal care and razor brand Schick and razor brand Wilkinson Sword from Pfizer.

In 2005, after Hurricane Katrina, Energizer worked with the Red Cross to donate flashlights, batteries, razors and funds to help Hurricane Katrina relief workers and victims. On November 3, 2005, Energizer Holdings Inc. said that higher sales of its Schick razors and blades partially offset lower sales of its batteries in North America. On a constant-currency basis, sales at Energizer rose 4 percent in its fourth quarter.In October 2007, the company acquired Playtex Products, Inc. for $1.9 billion. The purchase included sunscreen brand Hawaiian Tropic, which Playtex had bought a few months earlier, and Sun Pharmaceuticals Corp., which manufactures the Banana Boat sunscreen products.In 2009, Energizer acquired Edge and Skintimate shaving gels from S.C. Johnson & Son.In 2010, the company released a new "Energizer Advanced Lithium" line as their top-performing product series.In October 2010, Energizer announced it was the winning bidder for privately held American Safety Razor in a bankruptcy court auction.On October 19, 2012 Energizer Holdings said it was withdrawing 23 varieties of its Banana Boat brand of UltraMist spray-on sunscreen lotion from stores due to the risk of it igniting when exposed to fire.On July 31, 2013, Energizer bought the Stayfree, Carefree and o.b. brands from Johnson & Johnson for $185 million. The purchase was only for the brands in North America – Johnson & Johnson continues to own the brands in all other regions of the world.On April 30, 2014, Energizer announced that by September 2015 it would separate its two lines of business into two publicly traded companies. The household business, with revenue of $1.9 billion in the latest fiscal year, would have Energizer chairman J. Patrick Mulcahy as its chairman and unit chief Alan Hoskins as CEO, and would sell batteries, flashlights and lamps. The personal care company, whose revenue was $2.6 billion, would have Energizer CEO Ward Klein serving as chairman and current unit head David Hatfield as CEO, and would sell feminine products from Playtex, Carefree, o.b. and Stayfree; shaving products from Schick, Edge, Skintimate and Wilkinson Sword; and suntan products from Hawaiian Tropic and Banana Boat.In 2016, Energizer acquired HandStands Holding Corporation, a leading designer and marketer of automotive fragrance and appearance products. In 2018, Energizer further expanded its auto care portfolio with the Nu Finish auto appearance brands.In January 2018, Energizer announced it was purchasing the global battery and lighting division from Spectrum Brands, which includes the Ray-O-Vac and Varta consumer batteries brands, for $2 billion in cash. This acquisition was finalized in January 2019. However, in May of the same year, the EU antitrust authorities ordered the household battery production of the Varta brand to be let go. This was quickly bought by Varta to reunite the brand, though Energizer still holds the VARTA brand for the Latin America and Asia Pacific market.

Vision
Our vision is to be the most trusted, reliable and responsible manufacturer of energy solutions that meet the ever-changing needs of our customers and consumers.
Key Team

Ms. Sara B. Hampton (Chief Accounting Officer, VP & Global Controller)

Mr. Terence Calloway (Exec. VP of Global Product Supply, CTO & VP of R&D)

Mr. Dan McCarthy (Chief Information Officer)

Mr. Benjamin J. Angelette (Chief Admin. Officer)

Ms. Jacqueline E. Burwitz (VP of Investor Relations)

Ms. Emily K. Boss (Exec. Counsel)

Kathryn A. Dugan (Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec.)

Recognition and Awards
Energizer has been recognized for its commitment to excellence through numerous awards, such as the Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production Gold Certification for exemplary social and environmental responsibility and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Leadership Award for superior commitment to greenhouse gas emission reductions, air quality, and leadership. Energizer also earned recognition in 2018 as a FORTUNE “Most admired companies” List and ranked highest in optics among competitive companies.
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Energizer Holdings
Leadership team

Mr. Mark S. LaVigne (Pres, CEO & Director)

Mr. John J. Drabik (Exec. VP & CFO)

Ms. Susan K. Drath (Chief Human Capital Officer)

Products/ Services
Consumer Goods, Manufacturing
Number of Employees
1,000 - 20,000
Headquarters
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Established
1896
Company Registration
SEC CIK number: 0001632790
Revenue
Above - 1B
Traded as
ENR
Social Media