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Conagra Brands names new board member

Posted November 14, 2016 12:00 am

Business Wire

CHICAGO - Conagra Brands has appointed Craig P. Omtvedt to its board of directors.

With the addition, the ConAgra Brands board will consist of 10 members.

Omtvedt, 67, served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Fortune Brands from 2000 until his retirement in October 2011 and as a consultant to Beam Inc., the successor to Fortune Brands, during 2012. He joined Fortune Brands in 1989.

Prior to Fortune Brands, Omtvedt served in financial positions of increasing responsibility at both The Pillsbury Company and Sears, Roebuck & Company. He has served as director of Oshkosh Corporation since 2008 and General Cable Co. since 2004. He previously served as a director of The Hillshire Brands Company from 2012 until 2014.

"We are very pleased to welcome Craig to the ConAgra Brands board," said Steve Goldstone, chairman, ConAgra Brands. "Craig's strong financial and investment community expertise, and his deep experience in both the consumer packaged goods and retail industries, makes him a valuable asset to the company and our shareholders."

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