Durk Jager

Durk I. Jager (born 30 April 1943 - April 3, 2022) was a Dutch and American businessman, private investor and consultant. As of 2012, he was the director of Chiquita Brands International (since December 2002).

He was the CEO of Procter & Gamble from 1 September 1999 to 2000. He has served on the board of directors of Eastman Kodak & United Negro College Fund, on the board of governors of The Nature Conservancy, as the chairman of the Japan America Society of Greater Cincinnati, and a member of the International Council, J.P. Morgan & Co.

Durk I. Jager was indicated in the Doe v. Chiquita Brands International in which he was accused of supplying the far-right wing terrorist group United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia with US$1.7 million, 3,400 AK-47 rifles and 4 million rounds of ammunition.

Biography Durk Jager is a native of Haskerland, Netherlands. He joined Procter & Gamble in 1970, after graduating from the Erasmus University Rotterdam in the same year. He decided to overhaul the product development, testing and launch processes. He believed that there was a need to change the P&G employees who had been used to lifetime employment and a conservative management style. He led an ambitious six-year restructuring effort called "Organization 2005", which intended to boost sales and profits via introduction of new products as well as elimination of unnecessary jobs. However, the $1.9 billion effort cut into P&G profits, and Jager resigned abruptly in 2000.

Positions held CEO, President and Chairman of Board of Directors, Procter & Gamble (1999–2000) President, (1995–2000) Executive Vice President (EVP), Procter & Gamble (1990–95) Vice President (VP), Procter & Gamble (1987–90) Member of the Board of Directors, Chiquita Brands International (December 2002–present) Member of the Board of Kodak Eastment (1998–2007) Member of the Board of Polycom (2003–08)