Paul Beard is Vice President Finance & Treasurer of McCormick and Company Incorporated. Since 2002 he has had responsibility for treasury investor relations mergers and acquisitions and risk management activities. Mr. Beard joined the Company’s Consumer Products Division in 1982 and held financial positions for Consumer Products and McCormick Flavor operating units. He was promoted to President-McCormick Canada in 1997 and was Vice President General Manager of the Global Restaurant Division until this appointment. He is an Emeritus member of McCormick’s Multiple Management Board. Born in West Virginia Mr. Beard earned a BS degree in Business Administration at West Virginia University. He has also received his MBA from Loyola College in Maryland. Mr. Beard is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of CPA’s the Association of Financial Professionals and the National Association of Corporate Treasurers. He is a board member of the Baltimore American Heart Association. |