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Irene B. Rosenfeld

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Ms. Rosenfeld was appointed CEO of the Company in June 2006. Prior to that, she had been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo. Previously, she had been President, Kraft Foods North America, in 2003. Prior to that time, she had been Group Vice President, Kraft Foods North America, and President, Operations, Technology, Information Systems, Kraft Foods Canada, Mexico & Puerto Rico, and Group Vice President, Kraft Foods, and President, Operations, Technology & Kraft Canada, since 2000. Ms. Rosenfeld had been employed continuously by the Company and its subsidiaries and predecessor, General Foods Corporation, in various capacities since 1981, including service as Executive Vice President of the Company's Beverages Division, Executive Vice President and General Manager of its Desserts Division, Executive Vice President and General Manager of its Desserts & Snacks Division, and President, Kraft Canada. Ms. Rosenfeld is also a member of the Cornell University Board of Trustees, and the Board of Directors of the YWCA Academy of Women Achievers. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of AutoNation Inc. (AN), but is not standing for re-election at their upcoming annual meeting of stockholders, which is expected to be held in May 2007.


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