In the six months leading up to its acquisition by P&G, Pat served as VP of Marketing for Gillette’s $1 billion Personal Care Division, managing a staff of 12. During that tenure Pat was involved in major initiatives such as developing and testing new Venus line extensions and creating the Right Guard package, product and advertising restage, as well as running the department on a day-to-day basis. Beyond individual lines, Pat also worked on developing the strategic growth plan and facilitating the P&G transition.