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Quaker Oats

COMPANY

Food company founded in 1901 by the merger of three milling companies. Owner of many brands, including Golden Grains, Snapple (sold off), Gatorade, etc. Merged with Pepsi in December 2001 in a $13.4B stock swap.

Official Website:
http://www.quakeroats.com/

Industry:
Food

Ticker:
NYSE:OAT (defunct)

Corporate headquarters:
Chicago, IL

EXECUTIVES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
William G. Barker
Business
c. 1959   CFO of Sun-Times Media Group
David L. Beré
Business
c. 1953   Interim CEO of Dollar General
Michael J. Callahan
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Material Sciences, 2003-04
Janet K. Cooper
Business
c. 1953   Senior VP and Treasurer of Qwest
Philip A. Marineau
Business
c. 1946   CEO of Levi Strauss, 1999-2006
Patricia B. Morrison
Business
c. 1959   CIO of Motorola
Robert S. Morrison
Business
c. 1941   Vice Chairman of Pepsi, 2003-05
William D. Smithburg
Business
9-Jul-1938   CEO of Quaker Oats, 1981-97

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Frank Carlucci
Government
18-Oct-1930   US Secretary of Defense, 1987-89
Kenneth Chenault
Business
2-Jun-1951   CEO of American Express
Armando M. Codina
Business
c. 1946   Founder of Codina Group
J. Michael Losh
Business
c. 1948   CFO of General Motors, 1994-2000
Vernon R. Loucks, Jr.
Business
c. 1935   CEO of Baxter International, 1980-99
Robert S. Morrison
Business
c. 1941   Vice Chairman of Pepsi, 2003-05
William D. Smithburg
Business
9-Jul-1938   CEO of Quaker Oats, 1981-97

EMPLOYMENT

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Luis P. Nieto, Jr.
Business
c. 1955   ConAgra executive
Steve Odland
Business
1959   CEO of Office Depot
Patricia K. Vincent
Business
c. 1959   Executive at Xcel Energy

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Wilford Brimley
Actor
27-Sep-1934   Grandfatherly actor, shill for Oatmeal Industry
Dorothy Dandridge
Actor
9-Nov-1922 8-Sep-1965 Carmen Jones
Ted Williams
Baseball
30-Aug-1918 5-Jul-2002 Cryonically preserved .400 hitter


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