AUSTIN, Minn.,
Feb. 27,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hormel Foods Corporation
(NYSE: HRL), a Fortune 500 global branded food company,
announced Katie Clark has been
appointed to the role of senior vice president and chief
communications officer.
In this role, Clark will oversee the company's global
communications, including external media relations, internal
communications, global impact communications and corporate
reputation. Clark will report directly to Jim Snee, chairman of the board, president and
chief executive officer at Hormel Foods.
"I am delighted Katie is joining us at Hormel Foods. She is an
impressive leader with well-rounded communications experience
across several industries, and her perspective will be an asset to
our company," Snee said. "I look forward to working closely with
her to continue our company's journey to make a difference for our
customers, team members, consumers, shareholders and the
communities where we live and work."
Clark brings more than two decades of communications experience
from various industries, including CPG, retail and healthcare.
Recently, she was named a 2024 "Top Woman in Communications" by
Ragan Communications and PR Daily.
About Katie Clark
Prior
to joining Hormel Foods, Clark served as vice president of
communications for Mattress Firm, the nation's largest mattress
retailer with more than 2,300 stores across the United States. She joined the company in
2020, leading internal communications, public relations, media
relations, crisis and issues management, executive communications
and social impact.
Before joining Mattress Firm, Clark spent seven years at PepsiCo
in various leadership roles spanning both internal and external
communications. Her last role at PepsiCo was director of
communications for PepsiCo Beverages North America, a $21 billion beverage business. In that role, she
led external communications, including corporate reputation, issues
management, proactive and reactive earned media and thought
leadership. She also served as director of global internal
communications, director of public relations for the Tropicana
brand and senior manager of internal and executive communications
for the Quaker Oats brand. Before joining PepsiCo, Clark spent a
decade at Blue Cross and Blue Shield in communications and
marketing roles.
Clark earned her master's in business administration from the
University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of
Arts in Communications from Virginia
Tech.
About Hormel Foods — Inspired People. Inspired
Food.™
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in
Austin, Minnesota, is a global
branded food company with over $12
billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries
worldwide. Its brands include Planters®,
Skippy®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural
Choice®, Applegate®, Justin's®,
Wholly®, Hormel® Black Label®,
Columbus®, Jennie-O® and more than
30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500
Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of
the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report, one
of America's most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized on
Fast Company's list of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators,
received a perfect score of 100 on the 2023–24 Corporate Equality
Index and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its
corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company
lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired
Food.™ — to bring some of the world's most trusted
and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information,
visit hormelfoods.com.
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