Appointment

Reckitt Benckiser PLC
29 May 2001


29 May 2001


                 Reckitt Benckiser Appoints Elio Leoni Sceti
              as Executive Vice President, Category Development

Reckitt Benckiser today announced the appointment of Elio Leoni Sceti,
currently Senior Vice President North American Household, to Executive Vice
President Category Development and member of the Executive Committee. Elio's
appointment follows the resignation of Marcello Bottoli on his appointment as
Chief Executive of Louis Vuitton. Elio's appointment will be effective 1st
July 2001.

Commenting on this appointment today, Bart Becht, Chief Executive Officer of
Reckitt Benckiser, said

'I pay tribute to the contributions Marcello has made to establishing Reckitt
Benckiser as the highly successful leading global company it is today. We wish
him and his family well in his great opportunity with another global leader
and thank him for what he has done in the last ten years.

'I am delighted to have Elio to manage the Category Development organization.
Elio's extensive category and highly successful country and regional
experience make him extremely well suited to the job. He brings with him a
strong track record in managing people in complex organizations coupled with a
clear and pragmatic understanding of what is needed to get results in the
field. '


For Further Information

Tom Corran                       Telephone          [phone]
Senior Vice President, investor relations & corporate communications
Reckitt Benckiser plc

Executive Biography

Elio Leoni Sceti

Italian   35 Years Old


          1988 Procter & Gamble - various positions in Brand Management in Italy
               and France

1992. Joined Benckiser
      Category Marketing Manager, Automatic Dishwashing
1993. Marketing Director, Benckiser USA

1995  General Manager, Benckiser Germany

1997. General Manager, Benckiser Italy
      Group Category Director Automatic Dishwashing

1999. Senior Vice President & Regional Director
      Reckitt Benckiser, North American Household.