$.$ P&G Moves to Streamline Its Structure

How P&G should be organized has long been debated within the more than $180-$year$-$old company, which employs roughly $92,000$ people around the globe. Before Mr$.$ Peltz$$s campaign, the company had a matrix management structure with executives responsible for key brands and others responsible for key geographic areas.

CEO David Taylor, who took over in late $2015,$ previously reorganized the company to create $10$ global business units, each with a president responsible for a product category such as baby care or oral care. He kept six geographic sales and distribution teams, each led by a president.

In early $2018,$ Procter & GambleLinks to an external site. Co$.$ said it would revamp its management structure, shrinking the number of business units from $10$ to six and giving the heads of those products control over regional sales teams as well as some functions previously run by headquarters.

The new organization, which will take effect next July, is part of an effort by the maker of Pampers diapers and Crest toothpaste to streamline its operations.

P&G$$s New Structure

The latest structure will create six business units, instead of $10$:

$$ Beauty: Alex Keith

$$ Baby and Feminine Care: Fama Francisco

$$ Fabric and Home Care: Shailesh Jejurikar

$$ Family Care and Ventures: Mary Lynn Ferguson$-$McHugh

$$ Grooming: Gary Coombe

$$ Health Care: Steve Bishop

$$There is a need for greater agility,$$ Chief Executive David Taylor said Thursday in an interview. $$Frankly$,$ the volatility we see in many parts of the world$$the currency volatility, the commodity volatility and just the level of competitive disruption$$has increased meaningfully the speed of change.$$

Identify P&G$\text{'}$s OLD and NEW international structures. Justify your choice for each.

A$)$ Global Product Structure B$)$ Global Matrix Structure C$)$ International Division D$)$ Global Geographic Structure