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Executive Officers of the Registrant
The following are our executive officers as of February 25, 2008:
Name Age Title
Irene B. Rosenfeld 54 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
David Brearton 47 Executive Vice President, Operations and Business Services
Marc S. Firestone 48 Executive Vice President, Corporate and Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Sanjay Khosla 56 Executive Vice President and President, Kraft International
Karen J. May 49 Executive Vice President, Global Human Resources
Timothy R. McLevish 52 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Richard G. Searer 54 Executive Vice President and President, Kraft North America
Jean E. Spence 50 Executive Vice President, Global Technology and Quality
Mary Beth West 45 Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Ms. Rosenfeld was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Kraft in June 2006 and assumed the additional role of Chairman in March 2007. Prior to that, she had
been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo. Ms. Rosenfeld had been employed continuously by Kraft in various capacities
from 1981 until 2003. Ms. Rosenfeld is also a member of the Cornell University Board of Trustees.
Mr. Brearton was appointed to his current position effective January 1, 2008. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President, Global Business Services and
Strategy, as Senior Vice President of Business Process Simplification and as Corporate Controller for Kraft Foods Inc. He previously served as a Senior Vice
President, Finance for Kraft. Mr. Brearton first joined Kraft in 1984. Mr. Brearton is also on the Board of Directors for America’s Second Harvest.
Mr. Firestone was appointed as Executive Vice President, Corporate and Legal Affairs and General Counsel in January 2006. He previously served as Kraft’s
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining Kraft in 2003, Mr. Firestone served as Senior Vice President and General
Counsel of Philip Morris International.
Mr. Khosla was appointed as Executive Vice President and President, Kraft International in January 2007. Before joining Kraft, he served as the Managing
Director of the consumer and foodservice business for the New Zealand-based Fonterra Co-operative Group. Previously Mr. Khosla spent 27 years with Unilever
in India, London and Europe.
Ms. May was appointed as Executive Vice President, Global Human Resources in October 2005. Prior to joining Kraft, she had been Corporate Vice President,
Human Resources for Baxter International Inc. Ms. May serves on the Board of Directors of MB Financial Inc.
Mr. McLevish was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in October 2007. Prior to that, he had been the Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer at Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited. Mr. McLevish serves on the Board of Directors of Kennametal Inc.
Mr. Searer was appointed as Executive Vice President and President, Kraft North America in September 2006. Previously, Mr. Searer served as the Group Vice
President and President, North America Convenient Meals Sector. Mr. Searer joined Kraft in 1981.
Ms. Spence was appointed as Executive Vice President, Global Technology and Quality in January 2004. Prior to her current position, Ms. Spence served as the
Senior Vice President, Research and Development, Kraft Foods North America. She joined Kraft in 1981.
Ms. West was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer in October 2007. Previously, she served as a Group Vice President for Kraft
and President of the North America Beverages Sector. Ms. West joined Kraft in 1986. Ms. West currently serves on Board of Directors for J.C. Penney Co., Inc.
and is a member of the Executive Leadership Council.
James P. Dollive, 56, was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2006. In 2001, he was named as Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer and prior to that he held various positions with increasing responsibility within Kraft. Mr. Dollive joined Kraft in 1978 and will retire from
Kraft effective February 29, 2008.
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Source: KRAFT FOODS INC, 10-K, February 25, 2008 Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠