Sam K. Reed, Kellogg vice chairman and board member, has announced his retiremebt as vice chairman effective 26 March. He is not standing for re- election to the board of directors.
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During his career, Reed served as president and chief executive officer of Keebler Foods Company from 1996 until its acquisition by Kellogg in March 2001. He was named to his current Kellogg positions at the time of the acquisition.
“Sam was an invaluable asset to Kellogg Company during the acquisition of Keebler and has played a key leadership role in the successful and smooth integration of the two companies,” said Carlos M. Gutierrez, Kellogg chairman and chief executive officer. “In addition to the great Keebler brands, we will continue to benefit from the state-of-the-art distribution system and information technology infrastructure which he helped leverage into competitive assets at Keebler and which are now part of Kellogg’s business.”
Reed said: “I am pleased that I can retire from my responsibilities with Kellogg knowing that we have accomplished our objective. At the outset, Carlos and I predicted a smooth integration. Thanks to the outstanding efforts of Kellogg and Keebler people, this integration has been absolutely the best I’ve seen.”
Before joining Keebler, Reed was president and chief operating officer of the Western Bakery Group, a division of Specialty Foods Corporation, and earlier held the same position at Mother’s Cake and Cookie Company. He has also served as executive vice president at President Baking Company, Wyndham Bakery Products and Murray Baking Products. In the mid-1980s, Reed managed a natural foods company which became the Quaker Oats rice cake division.
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By GlobalDataReed began his career in 1974 with Oroweat Foods Company, where he spent ten years in finance, manufacturing and management positions. He earlier served as a first lieutenant in the US Army.
The Hinsdale, Ill., resident is a member of the board of directors for Weight Watchers International, Inc., Tractor Supply Company and Castleberry’s Food Company.
Reed earned a bachelor’s degree from Rice University and a master of business administration degree from Stanford University. He and his wife, Vicki, have two sons.
