COMPANY

Formed from the 1985 merger of R. J. Reynolds and Nabisco, and purchased in 1989 by corporate raider firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.

Industry:
Food

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Louis V. Gerstner	Business	1-Mar-1942		CEO of IBM, 1993-2002
Steven F. Goldstone	Business	c. 1945		CEO of RJR Nabisco, 1997-99
H. John Greeniaus	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Nabisco, 1993-97
V. Ann Hailey	Business	c. 1952		Former EVP at Limited Brands
Karl M. von der Heyden	Business	?		Vice Chairman of Pepsi, 1996-2001
Lionel L. Nowell III	Business	c. 1955		Treasurer of Pepsi
Lawrence R. Ricciardi	Business	14-Aug-1940		General Counsel for IBM, 1995-2002
David B. Rickard	Business	c. 1957		CFO of CVS Caremark
Andrew J. Schindler	Business	12-Aug-1944		CEO of RJ Reynolds, 1995-2004
Robert F. Sharpe, Jr.	Business	c. 1952		EVP at ConAgra

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Steven F. Goldstone	Business	c. 1945		CEO of RJR Nabisco, 1997-99
H. John Greeniaus	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Nabisco, 1993-97
Karl M. von der Heyden	Business	?		Vice Chairman of Pepsi, 1996-2001
Henry Kravis	Business	6-Jan-1944		Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
H. Eugene Lockhart	Business	c. 1950		CEO of Mastercard International, 1994-97
John Macomber	Business	13-Jan-1928		JDM Investment Group
John G. Medlin, Jr.	Business	23-Nov-1933	7-Jun-2012	CEO of Wachovia, 1977-93

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Juanita H. Hinshaw	Business	c. 1945		CFO of Graybar Electric, 2000-05
Debra J. Kelly-Ennis	Business	c. 1957		Chief Marketing Officer, Diageo NA
Manuel Perez de la Mesa	Business	c. 1957		CEO of Pool Corporation

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
George Hamilton	Actor	12-Aug-1939		Well-tanned celebrity
Richard Kiel	Actor	13-Sep-1939		"Jaws" in Moonraker
Tracy Morgan	Actor	10-Nov-1968		Saturday Night Live
Rachael Ray	TV Personality	25-Aug-1968		30 Minute Meals

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