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Name Age Title
Richard G. Searer .......... 51 Group Vice President and President, U.S. Convenient
Meals Sector
Jean E. Spence ........... 47 Executive Vice President, Global Technology and Quality
Mary E. Stone West ........ 42 Group Vice President and President, U.S. Grocery Sector
Franco Suardi ............. 52 Senior Vice President, Sales, International Commercial
Franz-Josef H. Vogelsang .... 54 Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain
All of the above-named officers have been employed by the Company in various capacities during
the past five years, except for Mr. Firestone, Ms. Hefner and Mr. Berlind. Prior to joining the Company in
2003, Mr. Firestone was Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Philip Morris International Inc.
From 1998 until 2001, he was Chief Counsel for Philip Morris Europe. Prior to joining the Company in
2004, Ms. Hefner held various positions with the Sara Lee Corporation since 1989. Most recently, she
served as Chief Executive Officer of Sara Lee Underwear, Socks & Latin America Group. Prior to joining
the Company in 2004, Mr. Berlind held various positions with Altria Group, Inc. since 1996. Most recently,
he served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel for Altria Corporate Services, Inc., a
subsidiary of Altria Group, Inc.
The Company has adopted a code of ethics as defined in Item 406 of Regulation S-K, which code
applies to all of its employees, including its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal
accounting officer or controller, and persons performing similar functions. This code of ethics, which is
entitled The Kraft Foods Code of Conduct for Compliance and Integrity, is available free of charge on the
Company’s website at www.kraft.com and will be provided free of charge to any stockholder requesting
a copy by writing to: Corporate Secretary, Kraft Foods Inc., Three Lakes Drive, Northfield, IL 60093.
In addition, the Company has adopted corporate governance guidelines and charters for its Audit
Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee, as well as a code
of business conduct and ethics that applies to the members of its Board of Directors. All of these
materials are available on the Company’s website at www.kraft.com and will be provided free of charge
to any stockholder requesting a copy by writing to: Corporate Secretary, Kraft Foods Inc., Three Lakes
Drive, Northfield, IL 60093. Certain of these materials may also be found in the proxy statement relating
to the Company’s 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
The information on the Company’s website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this
Report or incorporated into any other filings the Company makes with the SEC.
On May 25, 2004, the Company filed its Annual CEO Certification as required by Section 303A.12 of
the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual.
See also Item 11 for certain information that is incorporated by reference into this Item 10.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
Except for the information relating to the executive officers of, and certain documents adopted by,
the Company set forth in Item 10 of this Report and the information regarding equity compensation plans
set forth in Item 12 below, the information called for by Items 10-14 is hereby incorporated by reference
to the Company’s definitive proxy statement for use in connection with its annual meeting of
shareholders to be held on April 26, 2005, filed with the SEC on March 4, 2005, and, except as indicated
therein, is made a part hereof.
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