ORRVILLE, Ohio, June 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The J.M. Smucker
Company (NYSE: SJM) today announced the nominations of Dawn C. Willoughby and Kirk L. Perry to its Board of Directors. Both
are seasoned executives with extensive consumer packaged goods
experience.
Ms. Willoughby is the Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer of The Clorox Company, a manufacturer and
marketer of consumer and professional products. She has held
this role since September 2014. She
has been in leadership roles at Clorox since 2001, including
serving as the Company's Senior Vice President and General Manager,
Clorox Cleaning Division; Vice President and General Manager, Home
Care Products; and Vice President and General Manager, Glad
Products, along with several other positions. Prior to her
career at The Clorox Company, Ms. Willoughby spent nine years with
The Procter & Gamble Company, where she held several positions
in sales management. In May
2013, Ms. Willoughby was named one of the most influential
women in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business
Times.
Mr. Perry is the President of Brand Solutions of Google Inc., a
multinational technology company, a position he has held since
2013. Mr. Perry is currently responsible for driving Google's
revenue with the world's largest advertisers and advertising
agencies. Prior to his career at Google Inc., Mr. Perry spent 23
years with The Procter & Gamble Company, where he held
positions of increasing responsibility in marketing and general
management, including President, Global Family Care. Mr. Perry is a
director of e.l.f. Beauty, Inc., a publicly traded cosmetics
company, and previously served as a director of the Hillerich &
Bradsby Co. (Louisville Slugger), a privately owned sporting goods
manufacturer. He is also a member of the boards of several
non-profit organizations.
"We're delighted to nominate Dawn and Kirk to the Company's
Board of Directors," said Gary
Oatey, Chairman of the Board of Director's Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee. "Both have extensive operational
experience with leading consumer goods companies and have served
with distinction on other boards."
"Each will bring unique perspectives to the Smucker Board. Dawn,
in addition to her wide-ranging sales and business management
background, brings a focus on integrating sustainability with
business to drive performance and create value," said Richard Smucker, Executive Chairman of the
Board. "In addition to his marketing and brand management
experience, Kirk offers strong insights into the role of technology
and digital media in a consumer goods company. We believe The J.M.
Smucker Company will benefit greatly from the future contributions
of Dawn and Kirk to the Board."
About The J.M. Smucker Company
For 120 years, The J.M. Smucker Company has been committed to
offering consumers quality products that bring families together to
share memorable meals and moments. Today, Smucker is a leading
marketer and manufacturer of consumer food and beverage products
and pet food and pet snacks in North
America. In consumer foods and beverages, its brands include
Smucker's®, Folgers®,
Jif®, Dunkin' Donuts®,
Crisco®, Pillsbury®, R.W.
Knudsen Family®, Hungry Jack®,
Café Bustelo®, Martha
White®, truRoots®,
Sahale Snacks®, Robin
Hood®, and Bick's®. In pet
food and pet snacks, its brands include Meow Mix®,
Milk-Bone®, Kibbles 'n Bits®, Natural
Balance®, and 9Lives®. The Company
remains rooted in the Basic Beliefs of Quality, People,
Ethics, Growth, and Independence established by its
founder and namesake more than a century ago. For more information
about the Company, visit jmsmucker.com.
The J.M. Smucker Company is the owner of all trademarks
referenced herein, except for the following, which are used under
license: Pillsbury® is a trademark of The
Pillsbury Company, LLC and Dunkin' Donuts® is a
registered trademark of DD IP Holder LLC.
Dunkin' Donuts® brand is licensed to The J.M.
Smucker Company for packaged coffee products sold in retail
channels such as grocery stores, mass merchandisers, club stores,
and drug stores. This information does not pertain to
Dunkin' Donuts® coffee or other products for sale
in Dunkin' Donuts® restaurants.
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