People: Chiquita Brands International Inc (CQB)


CQB on New York Consolidated

10.83USD
19 Jun 2013
Price Change (% chg)

$-0.22 (-1.99%)
Prev Close
$11.05
Open
$11.05
Day's High
$11.07
Day's Low
$10.81
Volume
166,889
Avg. Vol
386,505
52-wk High
$11.23
52-wk Low
$4.62

Search Stocks

Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Kerrii Anderson

55 2012 Non-Executive Chairwoman of the Board

Edward Lonergan

53 2012 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Rick Frier

47 2013 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President

Brian Kocher

43 2013 Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President

James Thompson

52 2011 Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary

Kevin Holland

51 2007 Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer

Manuel Rodriguez

63 2005 Senior Vice President - Government & International Affairs, Corporate Responsibility Officer

Ronald Waters

61 2012 Director

Howard Barker

65 2007 Independent Director

Clare Hasler-Lewis

54 2005 Independent Director

Jeffrey Simmons

45 2011 Independent Director

Steven Stanbrook

54 2002 Independent Director

Steve Himes

Director - Investor Relations

Biographies

Name Description

Kerrii Anderson

Ms. Kerrii B. Anderson has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairwoman of the Board of Chiquita Brands International, Inc., effective October 8, 2012. She served as Lead Independent Director of the Company. Ms. Anderson has been a private investor since September 2008. She was employed as Chief Executive Officer and President of Wendy’s International, Inc. (Wendy’s), a restaurant operating and franchising company, from November 2006 to September 2008, when it merged with Triarc Companies, Inc. to form Wendy’s/Arby’s Group Inc. From April to November 2006 she served as Wendy’s interim Chief Executive Officer and President, and from 2000 to April 2006, she served as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, she had more than 20 years of experience in accounting and as controller and chief financial officer of other companies. She is a Certified Public Accountant. Ms. Anderson is currently a Director of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Worthington Industries, Inc. and P.F. Chang China Bistro Inc.

Edward Lonergan

Mr. Edward F. Lonergan is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Chiquita Brands International Inc. Prior to joining the company from February 2006 to October 2011, Mr. Lonergan was President, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Diversey, Inc., a global provider of sustainable cleaning, sanitation and hygiene solutions. From May 2002 to December 2005, Mr. Lonergan served as President of the European region for The Gillette Company, a consumer products company, prior to its acquisition by The Procter & Gamble Company in 2005. Prior to joining Gillette, Mr. Lonergan spent more than 20 years at The Procter & Gamble Company, a manufacturer and distributor of consumer products, in various capacities including a variety of leadership positions both domestically and internationally.

Rick Frier

Mr. Rick P. Frier has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Chiquita Brands International, Inc., effective April 23, 2013. Mr. Frier has been Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Catalina Marketing Corp., since 2005. Prior to that Mr. Frier served as Director, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Mattress Discounters Inc., a bedding retailer and manufacturer from 2001 to 2005.

Brian Kocher

Mr. Brian W. Kocher is Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President of Chiquita Brands International Inc. He served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. He has been Chief Financial Officer since February 2012. In December 2012, the Company announced that Mr. Kocher would be named to the position of Chief Operating Officer. He served as the President, Europe and Middle East from January 2011 to February 2012 and as the President, North America from October 2007 to December 2010. Mr. Kocher served as the Chief Accounting Officer from April 2005 to February 2008 and as the Vice President and Controller from April 2005 to October 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Kocher worked in senior sales and accounting roles for more than 10 years at several companies, including Hill-Rom, Inc., which, at the time was a subsidiary of Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. and General Electric Capital Corp., a subsidiary of General Electric Company.

James Thompson

Mr. James E. Thompson is Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of Chiquita Brands International Inc. He served as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer from April to June 2006 and continued to serve as Chief Compliance Officer from July 2006 to March 2007; he also served as the company's Acting Chief Compliance Officer from April 2010 to January 2011. From 2002 to April 2006, Mr. Thompson was Group Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at McLeodUSA, Inc., a telecommunications service provider.

Kevin Holland

Mr. Kevin R. Holland is Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer of Chiquita Brands International Inc. From October 2005 to October 2007, Mr. Holland served as the Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Prior to that, he served as Chief People Officer of Coors Brewing Company, the primary U.S. operating subsidiary of Molson Coors Brewing Co., from 2003 to June 2005.

Manuel Rodriguez

Mr. Manuel Rodriguez is Senior Vice President - Government & International Affairs, Corporate Responsibility Officer of Chiquita Brands International Inc. He has served the in legal, government affairs and labor relations capacities since 1980.

Ronald Waters

Mr. Ronald V. Waters III, is appointed as the Director of Chiquita Brands International, Inc. He has been a private investor since May 2010. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of LoJack Corporation. From February 2007 to December 2008 he served as LoJack’s Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Water’s also served as a member of the Board of Directors of LoJack from February 2007 to May 2010. Prior to joining LoJack, Mr. Waters served as Chief Operating Officer of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company. He also currently serves as a director of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. and HNI Corporation.

Howard Barker

Mr. Howard W. Barker, Jr., is Independent Director of Chiquita Brands International, Inc., since September 24, 2007. Mr. Barker was employed by KPMG LLP, a global accounting firm, from 1972, and served as a partner of KPMG LLP from 1982, until he retired in 2002. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Florida Institute of Public Accountants. Mr. Barker is currently a Director of priceline.com Incorporated and Medco Health Solutions, Inc. Mr. Barker has the financial background, and financial reporting experience, including his service as an audit partner at a multinational professional service and accounting firm. His continuing membership in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Clare Hasler-Lewis

Dr. Clare M. Hasler-Lewis, Ph.D., is Independent Director of Chiquita Brands International, Inc., since October 11, 2005. Dr. Hasler-Lewis has been Executive Director of the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science at the University of California, Davis since February 2004. From 1997 to January 2004, she was assistant professor in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Hasler-Lewis holds a dual doctoral degree in environmental toxicology and human nutrition.

Jeffrey Simmons

Mr. Jeffrey N. Simmons is Independent Director of Chiquita Brands International Inc. Mr. Simmons has been Senior Vice President of Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) since January 2010 and President, Elanco Animal Health, Lilly’s animal health division, since January 2008. From 2006 to December 2007 he served as Elanco’s executive director of U.S. operations and global research and development. Mr. Simmons joined Lilly in 1989 and has held a variety of other international executive and leadership roles in Elanco, including area director, Western Europe; and country director for Brazil. He is an international spokesperson on the role technology will play in expanding the global food supply.

Steven Stanbrook

Mr. Steven P. Stanbrook is Independent Director of Chiquita Brands International, Inc., since December 20, 2002. Mr. Stanbrook has been Chief Operating Officer -International of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., a manufacturer of consumer products, since July 2010. Prior to that he was President, Developing Markets from 2006 to July 2010, President - Asia and Americas from 2002 until 2006 and President of S.C. Johnson’s business in Europe, Africa and Near East from 1996 through 2002. Prior to joining S.C. Johnson in 1996, Mr. Stanbrook was President – International of CompuServe. Prior to that, he held various international management positions at Sara Lee Corporation, including serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sara Lee Bakery. Mr. Stanbrook was a director of Hewitt Associates, Inc. from 2003 until its merger with Aon Corp. in October 2010.

Steve Himes

Basic Compensation

Search Stocks