FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Coke, Pinnacle Chiefs Elected to GMA Board of Directors
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Scott Openshaw, Director, Communications, 202-295-3957
Brian Kennedy, Director, Communications, 202-639-5994
November 11, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today announced that Muhtar Kent, president and chief executive officer, The Coca-Cola Company, and Jeffrey P. Ansell, chief executive officer, Pinnacle Foods Group LLC, were elected to its board of directors at its annual meeting. Six new member companies were also welcomed to the association.
“Given the current economic climate, effective board leadership is more important now than ever,” said C. Manly Molpus, GMA interim president and CEO. “Muhtar and Jeff will bring extremely valuable expertise and insight to the boardroom as we seek to advance our public policy, scientific and industry affairs objectives on behalf of the industry.”
Kent joined The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta in 1978 and served the company in a number of marketing and operations roles around the globe. He was appointed president and chief operating officer in late 2006 before succeeding Neville Isdell as chief executive officer in July of this year. Ansell is a 25 year veteran of The Procter & Gamble Company, where most recently he headed its global pet health and nutrition business. In July 2006, Ansell was named chief executive officer of Pinnacle Foods.
The GMA Board also added a diverse cross-section of companies to its ranks by approving the membership applications of: The Kroger Company, Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Ruiz Foods, 3M Medical Division, Bridge Strategy Group LLC and TraceGains, Inc.
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Based in Washington, D.C., the Grocery Manufacturers Association is the voice of more than 300 leading food, beverage and consumer product companies that sustain and enhance the quality of life for hundreds of millions of people in the United States and around the globe. Founded in 1908, GMA is an active, vocal advocate for its member companies and a trusted source of information about the industry and the products consumers rely on and enjoy every day. The association and its member companies are committed to meeting the needs of consumers through product innovation, responsible business practices and effective public policy solutions developed through a genuine partnership with policymakers and other stakeholders. In keeping with its founding principles, GMA helps its members produce safe products through a strong and ongoing commitment to scientific research, testing and evaluation and to providing consumers with the products, tools and information they need to achieve a healthy diet and an active lifestyle. The food, beverage and consumer packaged goods industry in the United States generates sales of $2.1 trillion annually, employs 14 million workers and contributes $1 trillion in added value to the economy every year.
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