Owen Bradford Butler

Butler was born in Lynchburg, Virginia.^[3] He was married to Erna Butler, and they had two children.^[4][5]

Butler joined Procter & Gamble in 1945.^[6] After a few years, he became the head of soap department of the company.^[7] In 1967, he became head of the food division and a year later, in 1968, he became a vice president.^[8]

In 1972, Butler became a member of the board of directors.^[9]

In 1981, Butler became the chairman of Procter & Gamble and served until 1986.^[10][11] A year later, he joined the National Committee for Economic Development as its chairman.^[12]