The Chicago-based Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company has announced that at its annual meeting of stockholders held earlier this week in Chicago, the stockholders elected its directors to the following classes:
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Class I Class II Class III
(Serving until 2003) (Serving until 2004) (Serving until 2005)
John F. Bard Thomas A. Knowlton Penny Pritzker
Howard B. Bernick Steven B. Sample Richard K. Smucker
Melinda R. Rich Alex Shumate William Wrigley, Jr.
At the board of directors meeting held immediately after, the following officers were elected:
William Wrigley, Jr. President & CEO
Peter R. Hempstead Senior VP – international
Surinder Kumar Chief Innovation Officer
Gary E. McCullough Senior VP – Americas
Dushan Petrovich Senior VP – People, learning & development
Darrell R. Splithoff Senior VP – supply chain & corporate development
Ronald V. Waters Senior VP and CFO
Donald E. Balster VP, worldwide manufacturing
Vincent C. Bonica VP, organizational development
Reuben Gamoran VP and controller
Donagh Herlihy VP – chief information officer
Shaun Kim VP, worldwide engineering
Howard Malovany VP, secretary and general counsel
Kathryn E. Olson VP, US consumer marketing
Jon Orving VP, international and managing director – North Region
Stefan Pfander VP, international and managing director – Europe
William M. Piet VP, corporate affairs
Alan J. Schneider VP and Treasurer
Ralph P. Scozzafava VP, US sales & customer marketing
Michael F. Wong VP, international and managing director – Asia
A. Rory Finlay Senior director, global branding
Philip C. Johnson Senior director, benefits & compensation
Daniela Zaluda Senior director, product & technical development
The Wrigley Company is the world’s largest manufacturer and marketer of chewing gum, with global sales of nearly US$2.5bn. It markets its brands in over 150 countries.
