Newell Rubbermaid CFO to retire early

NEW YORK Newell Rubbermaid has announced that J. Patrick Robinson, EVP and chief financial officer, will be taking early retirement. His duties as CFO are expected to end Dec. 31.

"Pat has helped lead the transformation of Newell Rubbermaid over the past several years, and his strategic financial insight has always been a great asset to our executive team," said president and CEO Mark Ketchum. "Pat has been a steadfast proponent of simplification and standardization, including shared services, supply chain restructuring and enterprise-wide SAP implementation."

Robinson has been CFO since June 2003 and joined Newell Rubbermaid in May 2001 as corporate controller. Prior to that, he was CFO for mobile applications provider AirClic and held a number of financial positions during his 18 years with Black & Decker. He began his career at KPMG.

The company has started searching for his replacement, and Robinson will assist in the transition.