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Almost a week after Mockler, the chief executive officer of Gillette Company, collapsed outside his Boston office, the consensus among top Harvard officials is that the presidency question must be resolved before Corporation members choose a new member.
A graduate of both the College and the Business School, Mockler successfully worked his way up through the ranks at Gillette and was appointed its head in 1975. During his tenure, he fought off several corporate raiders and eventually pushed the Boston company to the top of the American personal...
Analysts said Gillette had been sending signals that Zeien eventually would take a leading role in the company, but they doubted he would succeed Mockler due to his age.
Mockler received praise for giving Gillette stability. He helped guide the company through two takeover battles in the 1980s and oversaw a major restructuring.
Under the realignment announced yesterday, the company's four operating units--Gillette North Atlantic; Stationary Products-North Atlantic; Gillette International; and Diversified Operations--will report to Zeien.