ORRVILLE, Ohio, Aug. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The J.M.
Smucker Company (NYSE: SJM) (the "Company" or "Smucker") today
announced the election of Joseph
Stanziano to corporate officer and the promotions of
corporate officers, Kevin G. Jackson
and David J. Lemmon.
The Company's Board of Directors approved the following changes,
effective August 5, 2017:
- Joseph Stanziano has been
elected to corporate officer and will assume the role of Senior
Vice President and General Manager, Consumer Foods. He will also
join the Company Executive Leadership Team. Mr. Stanziano is
currently Vice President and General Manager, U.S. Retail Consumer
Foods. He has been with the Company for 20 years.
- Kevin G. Jackson will assume the
role of Senior Vice President, U.S. Retail Sales and Market
Development Organization. Mr. Jackson, who was appointed corporate
officer in January 2014, will also
join the Company Executive Leadership Team. He has been with the
Company for 15 years in leadership positions within the Consumer
Foods, Coffee, and Foodservice businesses, most recently in the
role of Vice President, U.S. Retail Sales and Market Development
Organization.
- David J. Lemmon will assume the
role of President, Canada and
International, and U.S. Away From Home. Mr. Lemmon currently heads
the Canada and International
business and will add the Away From Home (formerly Foodservice)
division to his responsibilities, with ownership of the entire
reportable segment. Mr. Lemmon was appointed corporate officer in
April 2012 and has been with the
Company for 23 years.
Mr. Lemmon will continue to report directly to Mark T. Smucker, President and Chief Executive
Officer. Mr. Stanziano and Mr. Jackson will continue to report to
Steven Oakland, Vice Chair and
President, U.S. Food and Beverage.
"We are very pleased to recognize the contributions of Joe,
Kevin, and Dave to our Company. They have significant business
responsibilities and are outstanding leaders and role models," said
Mark Smucker, Chief Executive
Officer. "They embody our unique culture and we are excited to have
them play even more significant roles in the continued growth of
The J.M. Smucker Company."
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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