Biography

Thom Lachman is the Chairman and CEO of Duracell, a Berkshire Hathaway company. Duracell is the leading global disposable battery brand in the world with a presence in over 90 countries. Mr. Lachman joined Duracell in 2016 as the North America President and leader of the transition team after Duracell was purchased from Procter and Gamble. He was promoted to Chairman and CEO in 2018. Prior to joining Berkshire Hathaway, Mr. Lachman worked for Procter and Gamble for 33 years. He had varied assignments that provided deep experience in general management, brand management, marketing, sales, acquisition integration and plant operations. His last assignment was President of P&G Canada. During his career at Procter and Gamble, he worked on some of the most well known and valuable global packaged good brands including Gillette, Tide, Old Spice, Pampers and Cover Girl. 

Mr. Lachman earned a BS in Chemical Engineering as well as an MBA from Tulane University.