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G. Gilbert Cloyd, chairman of the board, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was appointed to the board of trustees in 2005. He is chief technology officer of Procter & Gamble and was born in East Cleveland, Ohio. He attended The Ohio State University and received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1969. Following graduation, he entered a private veterinary practice in Chicago. He returned to Ohio State for some graduate work in veterinary pathology in 1971. He entered a private practice in Cincinnati in 1972 and began consulting work in toxicology, including work with P&G.
He joined Procter & Gamble full-time at their Miami Valley Innovation Center in 1974 in their Corporate Professional and Regulatory Services Division. From 1974-1978 he was responsible for the clinical pathology lab and toxicology programs for product safety. From 1978-1984 he continued responsibilities for product and environmental safety in the Packaged Soap and Detergent Division and Corporate organization. In 1984 he moved to Norwich, New York, and assumed responsibilities for Research & Development in their pharmaceuticals business. He moved into general management in 1989, and in 1991 was appointed vice president, assuming overall responsibility for their Global Pharmaceuticals business.
In 1997, Dr. Cloyd assumed responsibilities as vice president for Research & Development in Asia for P&G. He held that position until 2000, living in Kobe, Japan. He returned to Cincinnati in 2000 and assumed his current position, chief technology officer. In this capacity, he has overall functional responsibility for P&G’s global Research & Development organization. This global organization numbers about 9,000 employees in 27 technical centers around the globe. The range of research involves chemistry, engineering, materials science, medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, biology including biotechnology, mathematics, robotics, nutrition, and electronics.
Gil lives with his wife, Susan, in Cincinnati. They have two children and seven grandchildren. He also serves on the Children’s Hospital Medical Center Research and Education Committee.
Term: 12/30/2005-5/13/2009
06/2007

