Parsippany, N.J., USA - October 14, 2010, Parsippany, N.J., USA - B&G Foods announced that it has elected Charles F. Marcy and Cheryl M. Palmer to serve as directors until the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders.
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Mr. Marcy served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Healthy Food Holdings (HFH), a holding company for branded “better-for-you” foods from 2005 through April 2010.
Previously, Mr. Marcy served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Horizon Organic Holdings, then a publicly traded company with a leading market position in the organic food business in the United States and the United Kingdom, from 1999 to 2005.
Mr. Marcy also previously served as President and Chief Executive officer of the Sealright Corporation, a manufacturer of dairy packaging and packaging systems, from 1995 to 1998.
From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Marcy was President of the Golden Grain Company, a subsidiary of Quaker Oats Company and maker of the Near East brand of all-natural grain-based food products. F
rom 1991 to 1993, Mr. Marcy was President of National Dairy Products Corp., the dairy division of Kraft General Foods. From 1974 to 1991, Mr. Marcy held various senior marketing and strategic planning roles with Sara Lee Corporation and General Foods.
Ms. Palmer has served as Corporate Vice President, Revenue & Product Development (Chief Revenue Officer) of Club Quarters, LLC, which operates full service hotels for member organizations in prime, downtown locations, since 2007.
Previously, Ms. Palmer was Vice President, Northeast Zone, for The Gap, from 2005 to 2006. She also served in executive leadership positions at The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, including as President of the Food Emporium, a specialty food retail division, from 2000 to 2005, and as Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing of A&P from 1999 to 2000.
Prior to joining A&P, Ms. Palmer served as Group Vice President and General Manager Portfolio Leadership for Allied Domecq Spirits & Wines from 1997 to 1999. From 1985 to 1996, Ms. Palmer held various senior marketing and management positions at the Mott’s North America and Schweppes USA divisions of at Cadbury Beverages, Inc.
Mr. Chamber’s resignation, which was effective on June 30, 2010, was in connection with his having accepted a position as President, Snacks & Confectionery, Kraft Foods North America following Kraft Foods’ recent acquisition of Cadbury plc. ■
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