What did Doug Conant do for a living?
Doug’s first big organizational challenge came at Nabisco Foods Company (then under private equity ownership) where, in his last five years as President, he assembled a top-notch leadership team and, while navigating a period of great turmoil, he led that team to five consecutive years of sales, market share, and double-digit earnings growth.
Where did Doug Conant start his marketing career?
Before ascending to c-suite executive positions at the Nabisco Foods Company, Campbell Soup Company, and Avon Products, he began his career in marketing at General Mills and held leadership positions in marketing and strategy at Kraft.
When did Doug Conant start the ConantLeadership?
In 2011, he founded ConantLeadership: a mission-driven community of leaders and learners who are championing leadership that works in the 21st century. Doug is a devoted leadership practitioner whose 40-year career has been defined by a commitment to studying, practicing, improving, and teaching the tenets of leadership that works.
When did Doug Conant retire from Campbell Soup?
When Doug retired as CEO of Campbell Soup Company in 2011 and founded ConantLeadership – he still felt anchored to his purpose and was called to contribute his leadership expertise to another iconic organization that was in the midst of a period of unrest.
Before ascending to c-suite executive positions at the Nabisco Foods Company, Campbell Soup Company, and Avon Products, he began his career in marketing at General Mills and held leadership positions in marketing and strategy at Kraft.
Doug’s first big organizational challenge came at Nabisco Foods Company (then under private equity ownership) where, in his last five years as President, he assembled a top-notch leadership team and, while navigating a period of great turmoil, he led that team to five consecutive years of sales, market share, and double-digit earnings growth.
When did RJR Nabisco merge with Kraft General Foods?
In 1981, Nabisco merged with Standard Brands to form Nabisco Brands, which in 1985 merged with R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company to form RJR Nabisco. Kraft General Foods acquired the Nabisco ready-to-eat cold cereals from RJR Nabisco in 1993 (the cereal brands are now owned by Post Holdings).
When did Philip Morris merge with Nabisco foods?
In 2000, Philip Morris Companies Inc. acquired Nabisco and merged it with Kraft Foods in one of the largest mergers in the food industry. In 2011, Kraft Foods announced that it was splitting into a grocery company and a snack food company.
