MINNEAPOLIS, June 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- General Mills
(NYSE: GIS) today announced the appointment of Jeffrey L.
Harmening as President, Chief Operating Officer of General Mills
effective July 1, 2016.
Harmening will be responsible for all company operations including
U.S. Retail, International, Convenience Stores and Foodservice
segments, Sales and Channel Development, as well as Global Supply
Chain, and Innovation, Technology and Quality functions.
Harmening will continue to report to Chairman and CEO Ken Powell. Harmening's successor will be
announced at a later date.
Harmening, age 49, is a 22-year veteran of General Mills and has
served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
of the $10 billion U.S. Retail
segment since May 2014. Previously, Harmening was Chief
Executive Officer of Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW) – the
company's joint venture with Nestlé headquartered in Switzerland. In that role, he
was responsible for the nearly $2
billion global cereal business that distributes products to
more than 130 countries outside of North America. Harmening
has also served as President of the General Mills cereal operating
unit and in various U.S. marketing roles.
"Jeff has a wide range of experience in both the U.S. and
internationally. The timing is right to bring together
overall operations under one leader. Jeff is well positioned
to accelerate our global Consumer First strategy to drive both
growth and profitability," said Powell.
Harmening holds a bachelor's degree from DePauw University and an MBA from Harvard
University. He serves as a trustee for DePauw University and is on the board of Partners
in Food Solutions, a global non-profit organization that brings
together business and technical expertise from global food
companies to help fight hunger in Africa. Harmening also
serves on the board of CPW.
About General Mills
General Mills is a leading global food company that serves the
world by making food people love. Its brands include
Cheerios, Annie's, Yoplait, Nature Valley, Fiber One, Häagen-Dazs,
Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Old El
Paso, Wanchai Ferry, Yoki and
more. Headquartered in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, USA, General Mills had fiscal 2015 worldwide net
sales of US $18.7 billion, including
the company's US $1.1 billion
proportionate share of joint-venture net sales.
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