Sara Lee Corp (SLE) Wednesday announced the appointment two Chief operating officer for its coffee and tea operations as it prepares the unit for spin off later this year.

MAIN FACTS:

- Eugenio Minvielle will be appointed Chief operating officer of Sara Lee's International Coffee and Tea Developed Markets division, primarily focused on Western Europe.

- Minvielle has with more than 20 years experience in the consumer packaged goods industry, primarily in the coffee industry. He joins from Unilever where he served as CEO North America, overlooking Unilever's operations in the USA, Canada and the Caribbean.

- Minvielle will serve as member of the company's Executive Committee and will report into CEO Michiel Herkemij.

- Harm-Jan van Pelt has been appointed Chief operating officer Rest of World of Sara Lee's International Coffee and Tea Rest of World division. The role covers the business in Eastern Europe, Australasia and Latin America.

- Van Pelt will continue to serve in the same role once the International Coffee and Tea business is spun-off from Sara Lee Corp. He will be member of the company's Executive Committee and will continue to report into CEO Michiel Herkemij.

- Van Pelt started with Sara Lee in 1998 and since performed a number of international marketing and general management roles across both the Household and Body Care business as well as the Coffee and Tea business, working in Spain and The Netherlands and responsibility for activities in Australasia and Eastern Europe.

- By Amsterdam Bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; amsterdam@dowjones.com

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