Mark Pettie was named Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer on January 19, 2007. Mr. Pettie most recently held the position of President, Dairy Foods Group with ConAgra Foods. Prior to that, he spent 23 years with Kraft Foods in key positions of increasing responsibility in management, marketing and finance. These positions include: Vice President and General Manager, Pollio Italian Cheese Corporation; Vice President, Marketing, Beverage Division; Vice President, Category Sales Management; Executive Vice President and General Manager, Enhancers Division; and more recently, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Coffee Division. Mr. Pettie received an MBA in Finance from Cornell University and a BS from SUNY Binghamton. |