BGS International Honoree 2010
From 1963 to 1999, Beta Gamma Sigma presented the National Honoree Award to individuals who furthered the ideals of the Society through outstanding business and managerial leadership. Beginning in 2000, the Society annually presents the International Honoree Award. The BGS Board of Governors is pleased to announce the selection of Douglas R. Conant, President and CEO of Campbell Soup Company, as the 2010 International Honoree.
Douglas R. Conant
President and CEO
Campbell Soup Company
 Douglas R. Conant was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Campbell Soup Company in January of 2001. Conant is Campbell’s 11th leader in the company’s 140-year history.
Under Conant’s leadership, Campbell reversed a precipitous decline in market value and employee engagement. The company has made significant investments to improve product quality and packaging, strengthen the effectiveness of its marketing programs, and develop a robust innovation pipeline. Campbell also improved its financial profile, enhanced its relationships with its customers, and consistently improved its employee engagement through investments in its organization.
Today, Campbell is delivering total shareowner returns in the top tier of the global food industry and displaying ever-improving employee engagement levels. As a result, the company is well on its way to achieving its mission of building the world’s most extraordinary food company by nourishing people’s lives everywhere, every day.
The company has been recognized for its progress, with honors including the 2010 Catalyst Award for helping women develop and advance their careers at Campbell.
Conant joined Campbell with 25 years of extensive food industry experience from three of the world’s leading food companies: General Mills, Inc., Kraft, and Nabisco. He began his career in 1976 in marketing at General Mills. After 10 years with General Mills, he moved to Kraft where he held top management positions in marketing and strategy. Immediately prior to coming to Campbell, he was President of the $3.5 billion Nabisco Foods Company where he led that unit to five consecutive years of double-digit earnings growth.
A native of Chicago, he earned his B.A. from Northwestern University and his MBA from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern.
Conant is Chairman and Trustee of The Conference Board, a Trustee of the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I., and a member of the Board of Directors of the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP). His thoughts have been featured at the Beta Gamma Sigma Center for Ethical Business Leadership.
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Past Honorees:
2009
Sharon L. Allen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Deloitte LLP
2008
Chung Po-Yang (Po Chung), Co-Founder and Chairman, DHL International Ltd.
2007
Kevin Kennedy, President and Chief Executive Officer, JDSU Corporation
2006
Patricia Turck-Paquelier, International Brand President of Prestige and Collections International, L'Oreal
2005
James H. Blanchard, CEO, Synovus Financial Corporation
2004
Dieter Zetsche, Board of Management, Daimler Chrysler; CEO & President, Chrysler Group
2003
Joe W. Forehand, Chairman and CEO of Accenture
2002
Michael J. Birck, Chairman of Tellabs, Inc
2001
Stephen G. Butler, Chairman of KPMG International
2000
Robert A Ingram, CEO of Glaxo Wellcome, plc
1999
Hugh L. McColl, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Bank of America
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