On January 17, 2018, Stephen M. Robb, Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer of The Clorox Company provided notice of his intention to retire from the company on March 31, 2018, following 29 years of service with the company. Mr. Robb will continue in an advisory capacity through the end of the fiscal year. On January 17, 2018, the Board of Directors of the company appointed Kevin Jacobsen to be Senior Vice President – Chief Financial Officer, effective April 1, 2018.

Mr. Jacobsen is currently the company's Vice President – Financial Planning & Analysis, a position he has held since November 2011. In this role, he is responsible for providing leadership for financial planning and analysis across all of the company's existing businesses and for its business development efforts.