Bart Becht

Lambertus Johannes Hermanus "Bart" Becht (born 29 July 1956)^[1][2] is a Dutch businessman. Becht is the former CEO of Reckitt Benckiser, a company he headed since its creation in 1999 through the merger of Benckiser with Reckitt & Colman.

Early life

Becht studied economics at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, and took an MBA at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the University of Chicago.

Career

He joined the Benckiser side of the business in 1988, following a career at Procter & Gamble.^[3]

Some of the schemes that helped take his pay to £90m^[4] in 2009 date back to the formation in 1999, during which time Becht prided himself on the share price performance and profitability. Over the 10 years to 2010, the company was the fourth best performing stock in the FTSE 100.^[3]

He retired as CEO of Reckitt Benckiser on 31 August 2011, and was succeeded by Rakesh Kapoor.

Personal life

Becht, who is married and has three children, gave many of the shares he was awarded to a charitable trust that donates primarily to humanitarian causes.

References

1. "Company and Director credit reports and annual accounts. Free search. - All UK Directors. Business credit reports". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
2. "Parenteel Johann Andreas Becht (X) [1736-??]". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
3. Treanor, Jill (7 April 2010). "Profile: Bart Becht, chief executive of Reckitt Benckiser". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
4. Bowers, Simon; Ian Griffiths (5 May 2010). "How a heroin substitute helped to fuel profits for Reckitt Benckiser chief". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 May 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010.