VNU, the parent of Nielsen Media Research, ACNielsen and various trade publications, Monday named James Kilts, the former Vice Chairman of Procter & Gamble and Chairman and CEO of Gillette, to VNU's
supervisory board. In a related move, Kilts' private equity firm, Centerview Partners, will invest an undisclosed sum in VNU. The move is part of a restructuring of the senior management of VNU
following its takeover by a group of private equity firms, and the appointment of former GE executive David Calhoun as chairman-CEO.