CINCINNATI: Procter & Gamble global external relations officer Chris Hassall will retire June 30 after working at the company for nearly three decades. P&G will reorganize its communications function with his departure.

Hassall will move to China to teach MBA and executive MBA business students at Sun Yat-Sen University. He will also learn to speak Mandarin Chinese, which he said could lead to “opportunities for the future.”

Hassall replaced Charlotte Otto as P&G's global external relations officer three years ago. ...