OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
ConAgra Foods announced today the appointment of Joie A. Gregor to the
company’s board of directors, effective immediately. The appointment
brings the total size of the board to ten members.
Gregor most recently served as assistant to the president for
presidential personnel under President George W. Bush, with
responsibility for the recruitment and recommendation of senior-level
appointments in the Bush administration. These included all political
appointees throughout the executive branch, including cabinet,
sub-cabinet and ambassadorial posts, as well as presidential boards and
commissions.
Previously, she was vice chairman of the executive search firm Heidrick
& Struggles International, Inc. Joining as a partner in 1993, she served
in a number of senior leadership roles, including president, North
America, managing partner of the firm's Global Board of Directors
Practice and managing partner of the New York office. Prior to her work
in executive search, she was with the IBM Corporation, where she held a
variety of management positions of increasing responsibility over a
13-year period.
Gregor’s civic responsibilities include serving Case Western Reserve
University as a member of its Board of Trustees and chairman of its
Board’s Compensation Committee. She is also a member of Case Western
Reserve University’s Executive Committee and the LPGA Commissioner’s
Advisory Council.
“I am pleased to welcome Joie to our board,” said Steven Goldstone,
chairman of ConAgra Foods. “Joie has a very impressive background that
demonstrates great leadership skills, which will be a significant
addition to ConAgra Foods.”
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) is one of North America’s leading food
companies, with brands in 97 percent of America’s households. Consumers
find Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters, Healthy Choice, Hebrew
National, Hunt’s, Marie Callender’s, Orville Redenbacher’s, PAM, Peter
Pan, Reddi-wip and many ConAgra Foods brands in grocery,
convenience, mass merchandiser and club stores. ConAgra Foods also has a
strong business-to-business presence, supplying potato, other vegetable,
spice and grain products to a variety of well-known restaurants,
foodservice operators and commercial customers. For more information,
please visit us at www.conagrafoods.com.
Source: ConAgra Foods, Inc.
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
MEDIA
Teresa Paulsen, 402-595-5210
Vice
President, Corporate Communication
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ANALYSTS
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Klinefelter, 402-595-4154
Vice President, Investor Relations
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