At P & G , he is said to have overseen more than 120,000 employees , reaching more than 5 billion customers worldwide . NEW : Obama describes McDonald as `` an expert at making organizations better '' ` ` He 's no-nonsense . He 's pragmatic , '' the President says about his pick . McDonald is a West Point graduate and former CEO of Procter & Gamble . The president praises him for being " very good with people who are not from your own background or race. ”
NEW : Obama describes McDonald as `` an expert at making organizations better '' ` ` He 's no-nonsense . He 's pragmatic , '' the President says about his pick . McDonald is a West Point graduate and former CEO of Procter & Gamble . The president praises him for being " very good with people who are not from your own background or race. ”