• CONAGRA FOODS INC Key Executives

  • Total Compensation: $ 14.27 M
    Mr. Rodkin (55 years of age) has been our President and Chief Executive Officer since October 1, 2005. Previously, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Beverages and Foods North America (consumer products and manufacturing) from February 2003 to June 2005. He also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Beverages and Foods North America in 2002, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pepsi-Cola North America from 1999 to 2002, and President of Tropicana from 1995 to 1998. Mr. Rodkin is a director of Avon Products, Inc.
    Total Compensation: $ 2.60 M
    Andre J. Hawaux joined ConAgra Foods in November 2006 as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. From May 2005 until joining ConAgra Foods, Mr. Hawaux served as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Strategy & Corporate Development, PepsiAmericas, Inc. (a manufacturer and distributor of a broad portfolio of beverage products). Previously, from 2000 until May 2005, Mr. Hawaux served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Pepsi-Cola North America.
    Owen C. Johnson - Chief Administrative Officer
    Total Compensation: $ 5.42 M
    Owen C. Johnson joined ConAgra Foods as Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration in June 1998, was named Executive Vice President in 2001, and Executive Vice President, Organization and Administration and Corporate Secretary in May 2004. In May 2006, he was named Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. On July 31, 2007, Mr. Johnson will cease to be an executive officer as he transitions to retirement.
    Joan K. Chow - Executive VP
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Joan K. Chow joined ConAgra Foods in February 2007 as Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to joining ConAgra Foods, she served Sears Holding Corporation (retailing) as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Sears Retail from July 2005 until January 2007 and as Vice President, Marketing Services from April 2005 until July 2005. From 2002 until April 2005, Ms. Chow served Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retailing) as Vice President, Home Services Marketing.
    John F. Gehring - Senior VP
    Total Compensation: $ 2.73 M
    John F. Gehring joined ConAgra Foods in 2002 as Vice President of Internal Audit and became Senior Vice President in 2003. In July 2004, Mr. Gehring was named to his current position. Prior to ConAgra Foods, he was a partner at Ernst and Young LLP (an accounting firm) from 1997 to 2001.
    Patricia Verduin - Senior VP
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Dr. Patricia Verduin was named to her current position in February 2002. Prior to that she was Senior Vice President Research and Development, ConAgra Foods Grocery Products Group from 2000 to 2002, and Vice President Manufacturing at International Home Products from 1999 to 2000.
    Scott E. Messel - Senior VP
    Total Compensation: $ 1.91 M
    Scott E. Messel joined ConAgra Foods in August 2001 as Vice President and Treasurer, and in July 2004 was named to his current position.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Ms. Marshall (53 years of age) was President of the Americas, MasterCard International (payments industry) from October 1999 until her retirement in June 2006. She is a director of American Standard Companies, Global Payments Inc. and Pella Corporation.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Schindler (63 years of age) served R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc. (tobacco products) as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1999 to 2004 and Reynolds American, Inc. (tobacco products) as Chairman from July 2004 until his retirement in December 2005. Mr. Schindler achieved the rank of captain in the U.S. Army, where he held command and staff positions in the United States and in Vietnam. He is a director of ArvinMeritor, Inc., Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. and Hanesbrands Inc.
    Mogens C. Bay - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Bay (58 years of age) has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Valmont Industries, Inc. (products for water management and infrastructure) since January 1997. He is a director of Valmont Industries, Inc. and Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Dr. Roskens (74 years of age) is President of Global Connections, Inc. (international business consulting). He served as head of the U.S. Agency for International Development from 1990 until December 1992 and was President of the University of Nebraska from 1977 to 1989. Dr. Roskens is a director of Silverstone Group, a private consulting firm.
    W. G. Jurgensen - Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Jurgensen (56 years of age) has served as Chief Executive Officer of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (insurance) since August 2000. He was Executive Vice President of Bank One Corporation from 1998 to 2000. Mr. Jurgensen is a director of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Butler (59 years of age) served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of KPMG LLP (national public accounting firm) from 1996 to June 2002. He is a director of Cooper Industries Ltd. and Ford Motor Company.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Steven F. Goldstone - Chairman of the Board/Director
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Goldstone (61 years of age) has served as non-executive Chairman of the ConAgra Foods Board since October 1, 2005. He has been a manager of Silver Spring Group (private investment firm) since 2000. From 1999 to 2000, Mr. Goldstone served as Chairman of Nabisco Group Holdings. Mr. Goldstone is a director of American Standard Companies and Greenhill & Co., Inc.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Stinson (64 years of age) is Chairman of the Board of Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc. (construction and mining). He served as Chief Executive Officer of Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc. from 1998 until 2004. Mr. Stinson is a director of Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc., Kiewit Investment Fund LLLP and Valmont Industries, Inc.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    General Chain (72 years of age) serves as Chairman of the Thomas Group (international management consulting). He is a Retired General, United States Air Force, and former Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Air Command. General Chain serves as a director of Reynolds American, Inc. and the Thomas Group, Inc.
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Greg Smith - Senior VP, Divisional/President, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Mr. Greg Smith, currently Senior Vice President, Supply Chain. Mr. Smith has more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing and operations positions with consumer products companies in the food industry. He has been with the Company since 2001, all in positions of increasing responsibility, including serving as President of the Company's Grocery Products operating group and Senior Vice President, Supply Chain.
    Gregory A. Heckman - COO, Divisional/President, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Gregory A. Heckman joined the Company in 1984. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer, ConAgra Trade Group from 1998 to 2001, and was named President and Chief Operating Officer, ConAgra Agricultural Products Company in 2002. He was named President and Chief Operating Officer, ConAgra Foods Ingredients Group in early 2003, and to his current position in March 2006.
    Douglas A. Knudsen - President, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Douglas A. Knudsen joined ConAgra Foods in 1977. He was named to his current position in May 2006. He previously served the Company as President, Retail Sales Development from 2003 to 2006, President, Retail Sales from 2001 to 2003, and President, Grocery Product Sales from 1995 to 2001.
    Total Compensation: $ 2.27 M
    James H. Hardy, Jr. - Executive VP, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ —
    James H. Hardy, Jr. joined ConAgra Foods in June 2005 as Senior Vice President, Enterprise Manufacturing, and in December 2005 was named to his current position. He served as Vice President, Product Supply for Clorox Company (a diversified consumer products company) from 2001 to 2005.
    Total Compensation: $ 2.53 M
    J. Mark Warner - Vice President, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ —
    J. Mark Warner joined ConAgra Foods in July 2004. Prior to then, he was a partner with KPMG LLP (an accounting firm) from May 2002. Before that, he was with Arthur Andersen LLP (an accounting firm) from 1987 to 2002, in various roles, lastly as a Managing Partner.
    R. Dean Hollis - COO, Divisional/President, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ —
    R. Dean Hollis joined the Company in 1987. He was named President and Chief Operating Officer of ConAgra Frozen Foods in March 2000. In February 2005, he was named Executive Vice President, ConAgra Retail Foods Group, and to his current position in March 2006.
    Albert D. Bolles - Executive VP, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Albert D. Bolles joined ConAgra Foods in March 2006 as Executive Vice President, Research & Development, and Quality. Prior to joining the Company, he was Senior Vice President, Worldwide Research and Development for PepsiCo Beverages and Foods from 2002 to 2006. From 1993 to 2002, he was Senior Vice President, Global Technology and Quality and Chief Technical Officer for Tropicana Products Incorporated.
    Christopher W. Klinefelter - Vice President, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Christopher W. Klinefelter held various positions, including Assistant Vice President, Corporate Development of Brown-Forman from 1996 to 2000. He joined ConAgra Foods in January 2000 as Vice President, Investor Relations.
    King T. Pouw - Executive VP, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ —
    King T. Pouw joined ConAgra Foods as Senior Vice President, Business Transformation in March 2006 from Kellogg Company (a manufacturer and marketer of food products), where he was Executive Vice President, Operations & Technology from 2001 to 2004. He was named to his current position in June 2007. Mr. King Pouw, Executive Vice President, Operations and Business Transformation, will leave the Company before the end of the calendar year. Mr. Pouw has informed the Company of his desire to resign in order to complete his professional career with a prior employer.
    Peter M. Perez - Executive VP, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ —
    Peter M. Perez joined ConAgra Foods as Senior Vice President, Human Resources in December 2003 and was named to his current position in June 2007. He was Senior Vice President, Human Resources of Pepsi Bottling from 1995 to 2000, Chief Human Resources Officer for Alliant Foodservice (a wholesale food distributor) in 2001, and Senior Vice President Human Resources of W.W. Granger (a supplier of facilities maintenance and other products) from 2001 to 2003. Effective July 31, 2007, Mr. Perez will become an executive officer of the Company.
    Robert F. Sharpe, Jr. - Executive VP, Divisional
    Total Compensation: $ 5.14 M
    Robert F. Sharpe, Jr. joined ConAgra Foods in November 2005 as Executive Vice President, Legal and Regulatory Affairs. In December 2005, he was named Executive Vice President, Legal and External Affairs. He also served as Corporate Secretary from May 2006 until September 2006. From 2002 until joining ConAgra Foods, he was a partner at the Brunswick Group LLC (an international financial public relations firm). Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Secretary and General Counsel for PepsiCo, Inc. from 1998 to 2002.