Sara Lee has appointed Maria Henry as CFO of the food manufacturer’s North American operations.

Henry will take the role on 18 July but she is set to become CFO for the new Sara Lee after the spin-off of its international coffee and tea business is complete in spring 2012.

Henry will report to Sara Lee North America CEO CJ Fraleigh and joins the company from water filtration company Culligan International, where she served as vice president and CFO.

Prior to Culligan, Henry was CFO of Vastera, a global trade management solutions company, held various financial and strategic leadership positions for private-equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice’s portfolio companies and served as CFO for US Office Products.

In her career, she was also vice president, investor relations for computer company Wang Global, and began her career at General Electric.

“Maria is a true asset to our leadership team,” said Fraleigh. “She’s an experienced, results-oriented finance executive who has worked with large multinational organisations and small and mid-sized companies, both public and private. I expect her to quickly contribute to our business as we continue to prepare for our debut as a stand-alone, publicly-traded company.”

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