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Sara Lee

COMPANY

Founded in 1939 when Nathan Cummings purchased the C. D. Kenny Company. Formerly Sara Lee Corporation, renamed Hillshire Brands in 2012. Brands include Ambi Pur, Ball Park, Douwe Egberts, Hillshire Farm, Jimmy Dean, Kiwi, Sanex, Sara Lee, and Senseo.

Official Website:
http://www.saralee.com/

Industry:
Food

Ticker:
NYSE:SLE

Corporate headquarters:
Chicago, IL

Sales:
$16B (2006)

Employees:
109,000

EXECUTIVES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Brenda C. Barnes
Business
c. 1953   CEO of Sara Lee, 2005-10
Barry H. Beracha
Business
c. 1941   CEO of Earthgrains Company, 1993-2001
George W. Bryan
Business
c. 1946   Old Waverly Investments
John H. Bryan
Business
5-Oct-1936   CEO of Sara Lee, 1975-2000
Lee A. Chaden
Business
c. 1941   Chairman of Hanesbrands, 2006-08
Susan E. Engel
Business
c. 1946   CEO of Lenox Group, 1996-2007
Paul Fulton
Business
c. 1934   President of Sara Lee, 1988-93
Linda P. Hefner
Business
c. 1960   EVP at Wal-Mart
Ronald A. McDougall
Business
12-Aug-1942   Brinker International, 1983-2004
C. Steven McMillan
Business
c. 1946   CEO of Sara Lee, 2000-05
Cary D. McMillan
Business
c. 1958   VP of Sara Lee, 1999-2004
Joseph F. Neely
Business
c. 1940   Senior VP at Sara Lee, 1987-93
Richard A. Noll
Business
c. 1957   CEO of Hanesbrands
Steve Odland
Business
1959   CEO of Office Depot
Marc Olivié
Business
1954   MRO Management BVBA
David A. Perdue, Jr.
Business
c. 1949   CEO of Dollar General, 2003-07
John Riccitiello
Business
c. 1959   CEO of Electronic Arts
Judith A. Sprieser
Business
3-Aug-1953   CFO of Sara Lee, 1995-99
Steven P. Stanbrook
Business
c. 1957   Executive at S. C. Johnson & Sons

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Brenda C. Barnes
Business
c. 1953   CEO of Sara Lee, 2005-10
Christopher B. Begley
Business
1952   CEO of Hospira
Virgis W. Colbert
Business
1939   EVP at Miller Brewing, 1997-2005
James S. Crown
Business
25-Jun-1953   Henry Crown and Company
Willie D. Davis
Football
24-Jul-1934   Businessman, former football player
Laurette T. Koellner
Business
c. 1955   President, Boeing International
Cees J. A. van Lede
Business
c. 1943   CEO of Azko Nobel, 1994-2003
Ian Prosser
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Six Continents plc, 1987-2000
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Diplomat
22-Aug-1935   Asst. Secy. of State for Europe, 1985-89
Norman R. Sorensen
Business
c. 1945   CEO of Principal International
Jonathan P. Ward
Business
c. 1954   CEO of ServiceMaster, 2001-06

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Paul Allaire
Business
21-Jul-1938   Twice CEO of Xerox
J. T. Battenberg III
Business
25-Apr-1943   CEO of Delphi, 1998-2005
John H. Bryan
Business
5-Oct-1936   CEO of Sara Lee, 1975-2000
Duane L. Burnham
Business
c. 1943   CEO of Abbott Laboratories, 1989-98
Cynthia Carroll
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Anglo American
Charles W. Coker
Business
10-May-1933   CEO of Sonoco Products, 1990-98
Vernon Jordan
Business
15-Aug-1935   Advisor to Bill Clinton
Paul W. McCracken
Economist
29-Dec-1915 3-Aug-2012 Council of Economic Advisers, 1969-71
C. Steven McMillan
Business
c. 1946   CEO of Sara Lee, 2000-05
Cary D. McMillan
Business
c. 1958   VP of Sara Lee, 1999-2004
Newton N. Minow
Government
17-Jan-1926   FCC Chairman, 1961-63

EMPLOYMENT

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
A. D. David Mackay
Business
16-Aug-1955   CEO of Kellogg
Blythe J. McGarvie
Business
c. 1957   CFO of Bic, 1999-2002


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