US: Ex-Hostess Brands chief Driscoll named Diamond Foods CEO
By Dean Best | 8 May 2012
Brian Driscoll, the former CEO of US baker Hostess Brands, which is in bankruptcy protection, has joined Diamond Foods as its chief executive.
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Brian Driscoll, the former CEO of US baker Hostess Brands, which is in bankruptcy protection, has joined Diamond Foods as its chief executive.
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