Campbell Soup Co. chief Doug Conant has been elected chairman of
management consultants The Conference Board. Conant replaces
PricewaterhouseCoopers CEO Samuel DiPiazza Jr as chairman of the
not-for-profit body. The Conference Board, which is based in New York,
has offices in Brussels and Hong Kong and seeks to "create and
disseminates knowledge about management and the marketplace to help
businesses strengthen their performance and better serve society".
The body is run by a board of trustees, which also counts Unilever chief
executive Patrick Cescau among its members. Conant has held the top job
at Campbell for six years and is currently overseeing something of a
change in focus at the U.S.-based food group. The company is looking to
focus on "simple meals" and has hinted it may sell off premium
chocolate business Godiva.
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