Total Compensation: $ 2.87 M
DAVID J. WEST, age 44, was elected President and Chief Executive Officer of The Hershey Company, effective December 1, 2007. From October to November 2007, he was President of the Company; from January until October 2007, he was Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer; from January 2005 to January 2007, he was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and he continued to hold the position of Chief Financial Officer until July 2007 when his successor to that position was elected. He was Senior Vice President, Chief Customer Officer from June 2004 to January 2005 and was Senior Vice President, Sales from December 2002 to June 2004. Mr. West is a director of Tasty Baking Company. He has been a Hershey director since 2007.
Total Compensation: $ 1.12 M
Humberto P. Alfonso, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, July 2007; Vice President, Finance and Planning, North American Commercial Group, October 2006. Mr. Alfonso was elected Vice President, Finance and Planning, U.S. Commercial Group effective July 17, 2006. Prior to joining our Company he was Executive Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Americas Beverages, Cadbury Schweppes, March 2005; Vice President Finance, Global Supply Chain, Cadbury Schweppes, May 2003; Vice President Finance, Pfizer Inc., Adams Division, August 2000. From 1983 to 2000, he worked in a variety of financial leadership positions at Warner Lambert, culminating in the role of Vice President and International Treasurer. A native of Cuba, Alfonso graduated from Rutgers University with a bachelor's degree in accounting. He holds an MBA in marketing from Rutgers and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Total Compensation: $ —
David W. Tacka, Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, February 2004; Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, April 2000.
Total Compensation: $ —
George F. Davis, Vice President, Chief Information Officer, December 2000.
Total Compensation: $ 1.26 M
Burton H. Snyder, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, November 2003; General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President, International, December 2002, Senior Vice President-Public Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary, January 2002; Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, January 2001.
Total Compensation: $ —
Michele G. Buck, Senior Vice President, Global Chief Marketing Officer, December 2007; Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, U.S. Commercial Group, November 2005. Ms. Buck was elected Senior Vice President, President, U.S. Snacks effective April 19, 2005. Prior to joining our Company, Ms. Buck was Senior Vice President and General Manager, Kraft Confections, October 2001.
Total Compensation: $ —
Thaddeus Jastrzebski, Senior Vice President, President, Hershey International, December 2007. Mr. Jastrzebski was elected Vice President, International Finance and Planning effective September 29, 2004. Prior to joining our Company he was Senior Vice President, Finance, IT and Administration, and Chief Financial Officer for CARE, U.S.A., July 2002.
Total Compensation: $ 1.18 M
John P. Bilbrey, Senior Vice President, President, Hershey North America, December 2007; Senior Vice President, President International Commercial Group, November 2005. Mr. Bilbrey was elected Senior Vice President, President Hershey International effective November 5, 2003. Prior to joining our Company he was Executive Vice President, Sales, Mission Foods, May 2003; President and Chief Executive Officer, Danone Waters of North America, Inc., a division of Groupe Danone, Paris, June 2001.
Total Compensation: $ —
Senior Vice President, President North American Commercial Group (October 2006); Senior Vice President, President U.S. Commercial Group (November 2005); Senior Vice President, Global Chief Customer Officer (October 2004). Mr. Baldwin was elected Senior Vice President, Global Chief Customer Officer effective October 25, 2004. Prior to joining our Company he was National Vice President, Field Sales and Logistics, Kraft Foods, Inc. (January 2004); National Vice President Sales and Logistics, Direct Store Delivery¿Kraft Foods (January 2003); Vice President, Sales and Integrated Logistics, Nabisco Biscuit (January 2002).
Total Compensation: $ —
C. Daniel Azzara, Vice President, Global Research and Development, April 2007; Vice President, Global Innovation and Quality, October 2005; Vice President, Global Research and Development, June 2004; Vice President, Research and Development, January 2002.
Total Compensation: $ —
KENNETH L. WOLFE, age 69, was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Hershey Company effective January 1, 2008. He retired in 2001 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Hershey Company. He is a director of Revlon, Inc. and also is a member of the Board of Trustees of various mutual funds managed by Fidelity Management and Research Company. A Hershey director since 2007.
Total Compensation: $ —
THOMAS J. RIDGE, age 62, is President and Chief Executive Officer of Ridge Global, LLC, Washington, D.C., a global strategic consulting company. He has held that position since July 2006. From April 2005 to July 2006, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Ridge LLC. From October 2001 to February 2005, Mr. Ridge was Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Prior to his service as Secretary of Homeland Security, he was Governor of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2001. He is a director of Exelon Corporation and Vonage. A Hershey director since 2007.
Total Compensation: $ —
JAMES E. NEVELS, age 56, is Chairman of The Swarthmore Group, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a minority-owned investment-advisory firm, which he founded in 1991. He is a director of Tasty Baking Company. He is also a director of Hershey Trust Company and a member of the board of managers of Milton Hershey School. A Hershey director since 2007.
Total Compensation: $ —
LEROY S. ZIMMERMAN, age 73, is Senior Counsel, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a national full service law firm. He has held that position since January 2002. He is a director of Hershey Trust Company and a member of the board of managers of Milton Hershey School. A Hershey director since 2007.
Total Compensation: $ —
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CHARLES B. STRAUSS, age 65, retired in 2004 as President and Chief Executive Officer of Unilever United States, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, a primary business group of Unilever, the international food and home and personal care organization. He held that position since 2000. He is a director of Aegis plc and The Hartford Financial Services Group. A Hershey director since 2007, he chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Compensation and Executive Organization Committee and Executive Committee. He has been nominated for election by the holders of the Common Stock voting separately as a class.
Total Compensation: $ —
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CHARLES A. DAVIS, age 59, is Chief Executive Officer of Stone Point Capital LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut, a global private equity firm. Mr. Davis has held that position since June 2005 when the firm was established. Prior to that, Mr. Davis was with MMC Capital, Inc., the private equity business of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., serving as President from April 1998 to December 2002, Chief Executive Officer from January 1999 to May 2005 and Chairman from January 2002 to May 2005. He also served as a Vice Chairman of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a global professional services firm and the parent of MMC Capital, Inc., from September 1999 to May 2005. Mr. Davis is a director of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, Media General, Inc., Merchants Bancshares Corporation and The Progressive Corporation. A Hershey director since 2007, he is a member of the Audit Committee. He has been nominated for election by the holders of the Common Stock voting separately as a class.
Total Compensation: $ —
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ARNOLD G. LANGBO, age 70, retired in 2000 as Chairman of Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, Michigan, a producer of cereal and convenience foods. He held that position since January 1992 and also served as Chief Executive Officer from January 1992 until May 1999. He is a director of Johnson & Johnson, Whirlpool Corporation and Weyerhaeuser Company. A Hershey director since 2007.
Total Compensation: $ —
ROBERT F. CAVANAUGH, age 49, is Managing Director of DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners, Los Angeles, California, a subsidiary of Credit Suisse and a leading global investment banking firm. He has held that position since October 1999. He is a director of Hershey Trust Company and a member of the board of managers of Milton Hershey School. A Hershey director since 2003.
Total Compensation: $ —
Senior Vice President, Global Operations (July 2006). Mr. Tanner was elected Senior Vice President, Global Operations effective July 17, 2006. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Tanner was a private investor (July 2005); Senior Vice President of Supply Chain, Conagra Foods-Retail Products Company (June 2002); Executive Vice President of Operations, Conagra Foods-Grocery Producers Group (September 2001).
Total Compensation: $ 2.03 M
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Total Compensation: $ 2.59 M
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Total Compensation: $ 5.58 M
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