ConAgra Foods has a broad portfolio of trusted, leading consumer brands, including Healthy Choice®, Orville Redenbacher’s®, Egg Beaters®, Hebrew National®, Hunt’s®, Marie Callender’s®, Chef Boyardee®, PAM®, Wesson® and Banquet®, among others. ConAgra Foods brands are found in 96 percent of U.S. households, and 24 of the company’s brands are ranked first or second in their category. The company also has a very significant presence in commercial food products and ingredients. In fact, its Lamb Weston unit is the nation’s largest potato company.

As part of Rodkin’s No. 1 priority for ConAgra Foods—sustainable, profitable growth—he has led significant culture change. His work in driving simplicity—one of the company’s core operating principles—was featured in the December 2007 Harvard Business Review.

Prior to joining ConAgra Foods, Gary Rodkin was chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo® Beverages and Foods North America, where he led a $10 billion organization that included such leading brands as Pepsi®, Gatorade®, Quaker Foods®, and Tropicana®. He joined PepsiCo in 1998 after it acquired Tropicana, where he had served as president since 1995. From 1979 to 1995, he held marketing and general management positions of increasing responsibility at General Mills®, with his last three years at the company as president, Yoplait® yogurt.

Gary graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a bachelor’s degree in economics from Rutgers College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is vice chairman of the Grocery Manufacturers Association, serves on the board of directors of Avon Products and Boys Town, and is the chairman of the 2010-11 United Way of the Midlands annual campaign.

Prior to ConAgra Foods, Colleen was vice president and corporate secretary at Albertson’s, Inc., associate counsel with The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, and an associate with the law firm of Jones Day. Her practice has focused on securities regulation, corporate governance issues, executive compensation matters, mergers and acquisitions and other general corporate matters. She earned a B.A., magna cum laude, in political science from the State University of New York College at Fredonia and her J.D. from Case Western Reserve University, where she graduated Order of the Coif and served as executive notes editor of the Law Review.

Al focuses on delivering fewer, bigger and better new products that will add sales to the top line and build consumer loyalty to ConAgra Foods brands. He continues to concentrate on delivering big-bet innovation to the market with flawless execution. In 2007, he brought to market a highly successful product extension of the Healthy Choice® brand. Healthy Choice® Café Steamers™ entrees were named as the No. 1 new food item, measured by sales across the grocery store in 2008 by Information Resources, Inc. (IRI).

Prior to joining ConAgra Foods, Al led worldwide research and development for PepsiCo Beverages and Foods. He has a Ph.D. and master's degree in food science and a bachelor's degree in microbiology, all from Michigan State University. He holds several patents and has won numerous awards for his contributions to the world of food science.

Joan takes an in-depth focus on marketing for ConAgra Foods brands across the portfolio. Her goals are to build stronger advertising creative, effective media plans, sustainable customer linkage and a strong return on marketing objectives. In 2008, Joan’s team launched ConAgra Foods’ health and wellness platform - StartMakingChoices.com: an online tool for consumers to manage and track their health to live a balanced life.

Prior to joining ConAgra Foods, Joan was senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Sears, Roebuck & Co. Joan began her career in 1986 at Johnson & Johnson. She earned her MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and her bachelor's degree in linguistics from Cornell University.

Prior to his controller role, John was senior vice president and interim senior financial officer for ConAgra Foods Retail Products and senior vice president, Internal Audit. Before joining ConAgra Foods, John was a partner with Ernst & Young, serving as the Ohio Valley area business risk services leader. He also held auditing positions with PepsiCo and KPMG Peat Marwick. John earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

André joined ConAgra Foods as executive vice president and chief financial officer in 2006, leading the company’s Finance and Information System and Services organizations.

Prior to ConAgra Foods, André served as general manager of a large U.S. division of PepsiAmericas. He also previously served as chief financial officer for Pepsi-Cola North America and Pepsi International's China business unit. A certified public accountant, André holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Pace University and an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University.

Doug and his Sales team are charged with delivering on the promise of ConAgra Foods’ brands by exceeding the expectations of the company’s retail and foodservice customers, as well as those of the consumers who purchase ConAgra Foods products.

Prior to becoming president of Retail Sales, Doug was president of Grocery Sales, for the ConAgra Grocery Products Company, which formerly did business under the Hunt-Wesson name. He began his career with Hunt-Wesson as a sales representative, eventually assuming several senior positions, including vice president and National Sales manager, and senior vice president of Sales. Doug serves on the sales vanguard committee of the Grocery Manufacturers Association and is an advisory board member of the Computer Science Corporation. He has a bachelor's degree from Illinois State University.

In his current role, he is responsible for overseeing human resources, government affairs and corporate communication as well as the company’s Commercial Foods business, which accounts for approximately 37 percent of ConAgra Foods’ revenue and includes the Lamb Weston, ConAgra Mills, Spicetec Flavors & Seasonings and J.M. Swank businesses.

Rob’s background includes roles as senior vice president, public affairs; secretary and general counsel for PepsiCo; and senior vice president and general counsel at RJR Nabisco.

Rob serves on the board of Ameriprise Financial. He has bachelor's degrees from DePauw University and Purdue University and a law degree from Wake Forest University.

Prior to his current role, he held the positions of president, executive vice president of Operations, and vice president, Manufacturing, all for the ConAgra Foods Consumer Foods Grocery operating group. He has worked with groups across ConAgra Foods to reach expedient solutions to support sustainable, profitable growth. Greg has extensive experience in operations and supply chain management, including his most recent position as senior vice president, Supply Chain.

Before joining ConAgra Foods, Smith was vice president, supply chain, for United Signature Foods and held senior manufacturing and operations positions with VDK Frozen Foods. He also worked at The Quaker Oats Company for 11 years in positions of increasing responsibility in manufacturing, supply chain and marketing. Greg earned his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee.