Reckitt’s Becht joins plane firm
Bart Becht, the outgoing chief of Cillit Bang maker Reckitt Benckiser, said yesterday that he will join the board of ICON Aircraft, a US sports plane company in which he became a key investor earlier in the year. The company aims to make its first plane models in 2012. Becht retires as Reckitt chief executive in September after more than 20 years at the firm. “His global business expertise is truly world class, and his experience will prove invaluable as we bring the ICON A5 to market,” said ICON founder and chief executive Kirk Hawkin yesterday.