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L.M. (Theo) de Kool is executive vice president and chief financial and administrative officer of
Sara Lee Corporation.
De Kool began his career with Sara Lee in 1990, serving as vice president of finance for the Household and Personal Care division of Sara Lee/DE. In 1993, de Kool left Sara Lee/DE to serve as chief financial officer of the Blokker retail chain. He rejoined Sara Lee/DE in 1995 as chief financial officer and a member of the board of management, and was named a vice president of Sara Lee Corporation in 1996. He was promoted to senior vice president in 2001 and was named executive vice president and chief financial officer of Sara Lee Corporation in January 2002. He was named to his current position in February 2005.
De Kool previously held positions with Buhrmann Tetterode and CPC Benelux, B.V. He is currently a member of the supervisory board of Royal Wessanen nv, which is based in the Netherlands, and is a member of the board of directors of the Executives’ Club of Chicago.
De Kool holds a master’s degree in economics from Erasmus University in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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