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COMPANY

Founded in 1875 by Henry J. Heinz. Purchased by Berkshire Hathaway in 2013.

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

Industry:
Food

Ticker:
NYSE:HNZ

Corporate headquarters:
Pittsburgh, PA

Sales:
$8,6B (2006)

Employees:
36,000

EXECUTIVES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Henry J. Heinz
Business
11-Oct-1844 14-May-1919 Founder of Heinz Foods
Karl M. von der Heyden
Business
?   Vice Chairman of Pepsi, 1996-2001
William R. Johnson
Business
1949   CEO of Heinz
Laura Stein
Attorney
c. 1962   General Counsel for Clorox

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Charles E. Bunch
Business
c. 1949   CEO of PPG Industries
Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.
Administrator
17-Feb-1949   President of MLB National League, 1994-99
John G. Drosdick
Business
9-Aug-1943   CEO of Sunoco, 2000-08
Edith E. Holiday
Attorney
14-Feb-1952   Attorney, former US Treasury official
William R. Johnson
Business
1949   CEO of Heinz
Candace Kendle
Business
c. 1948   CEO of Kendle International
Dean R. O'Hare
Business
c. 1941   CEO of Chubb, 1988-2002
Nelson Peltz
Business
c. 1943   CEO of Triarc
Dennis H. Reilley
Business
1953   Chairman of Praxair, 2000-07
Lynn Swann
Football
7-Mar-1952   Pittsburgh Steelers receiver
Thomas J. Usher
Business
11-Sep-1942   CEO of US Steel, 1995-2004
Michael F. Weinstein
Business
c. 1948   CEO of Snapple, 1997-2000

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Mary C. Choksi
Business
c. 1950   Strategic Investment Group
Pete Coors
Relative
20-Sep-1946   Coors scion
Karl M. von der Heyden
Business
?   Vice Chairman of Pepsi, 1996-2001
Donald R. Keough
Business
4-Sep-1926   Chairman of Allen & Company
William W. Scranton
Politician
19-Jul-1917   Governor of Pennsylvania, 1963-67

EMPLOYMENT

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
John Heinz
Politician
23-Oct-1938 4-Apr-1991 US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1977-91
Linda S. Wolf
Business
c. 1948   CEO of Leo Burnett Worldwide, 2001-05

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Larry Bird
Basketball
7-Dec-1956   Boston Celtics
Gary Glitter
Musician
8-May-1944   Rock and Roll Part 2
Vic Tayback
Actor
6-Jan-1930 25-May-1990 Character actor, Papillon, etc


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