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ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG), one of North America�s leading packaged food companies, today announced that John Gehring, senior vice president and controller, will serve as acting chief financial officer for the company following current CFO Frank Sklarsky�s departure on Oct. 6. ConAgra Foods announced earlier this year that Sklarsky would leave the company. He will fill the CFO position at Kodak. �I�d like to thank Frank for all that he�s done for ConAgra Foods,� said CEO Gary Rodkin. �We wish him all the best at Kodak. While Frank was here, we were able to develop significant bench strength on our finance team, which will ensure a smooth leadership transition. I also want to express my appreciation to John for taking on this temporary role until we find our new CFO.� Gehring�s interim position is effective Oct. 7, and he�ll remain in the role while the company continues its search for Sklarsky�s replacement. Gehring joined the company in 2002 as vice president of Internal Audit and became senior vice president in 2003. In July 2004, Gehring was named senior vice president and controller. Prior to joining ConAgra Foods, Gehring was a partner at Ernst & Young from 1997 to 2001. ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE:CAG) is one of North America's largest packaged food companies, serving grocery retailers, as well as restaurants and other foodservice establishments. Popular ConAgra Foods consumer brands include: Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters, Healthy Choice, Hebrew National, Hunt�s, Marie Callender�s, Orville Redenbacher�s, PAM, Reddi-wip, and many others. ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG), one of North America's leading packaged food companies, today announced that John Gehring, senior vice president and controller, will serve as acting chief financial officer for the company following current CFO Frank Sklarsky's departure on Oct. 6. ConAgra Foods announced earlier this year that Sklarsky would leave the company. He will fill the CFO position at Kodak. "I'd like to thank Frank for all that he's done for ConAgra Foods," said CEO Gary Rodkin. "We wish him all the best at Kodak. While Frank was here, we were able to develop significant bench strength on our finance team, which will ensure a smooth leadership transition. I also want to express my appreciation to John for taking on this temporary role until we find our new CFO." Gehring's interim position is effective Oct. 7, and he'll remain in the role while the company continues its search for Sklarsky's replacement. Gehring joined the company in 2002 as vice president of Internal Audit and became senior vice president in 2003. In July 2004, Gehring was named senior vice president and controller. Prior to joining ConAgra Foods, Gehring was a partner at Ernst & Young from 1997 to 2001. ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE:CAG) is one of North America's largest packaged food companies, serving grocery retailers, as well as restaurants and other foodservice establishments. Popular ConAgra Foods consumer brands include: Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters, Healthy Choice, Hebrew National, Hunt's, Marie Callender's, Orville Redenbacher's, PAM, Reddi-wip, and many others.