ConAgra Foods, the US food giant, has named its CFO as president of its consumer foods division.


The company said on Friday (16 January) that André Hawaux would head up a business that sells brands including Chef Boyardee ready meals and Orville Redenbacher’s popcorn.


Hawaux, 48, joined ConAgra in 2006 after 25 years with PepsiCo and its bottlers.


“André is a proven operator, and over the past several months, he’s shown very strong leadership in improving our execution and analysis within consumer foods,” CEO Gary Rodkin said.


John Gehring, senior vice president and controller at ConAgra, will replace Hawaux as CFO.

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“We’re fortunate to have John ready to step seamlessly into the CFO role as we leverage André’s general management effectiveness for sustainable, profitable growth in our consumer foods segment,” Rodkin added.


In the six months to 23 November, operating profit from ConAgra’s consumer foods business inched up 1.2%. Sales rose 6.7%.

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