Jim Krushelniski Named President and CEO of Heinz Canada.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2001 Heinz Canada, an affiliate of the H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HNZ HNZ HJ Heinz Co (stock symbol) ), today announced that James Krushelniski has been named President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Heinz Canada effective May 1, 2001. A native of Canada, Mr. Krushelniski is a 29-year Heinz veteran who began his career with the company as a Research Scientist at Heinz Canada after completing a B.Sc. in Agriculture from the University of Guelph The University of Guelph is a medium-sized university located in Guelph, Ontario, established in 1964. While the U of G offers degrees in many different disciplines, the university is best known for its focus on life sciences, based in part on a long-standing history of . Mr. Krushelniski has progressed within the company through a number of positions in the agriculture research, purchasing, logistics and operations areas. He was named General Manager -- Leamington Factory Operations in 1987, General Manager -- Manufacturing for Canada in 1993 and Vice President -- Operations for Heinz North America (HNA) in 1993. Mr. Krushelniski was named to his most recent position of Executive Vice President -- Operations for HNA in 1996. "Jim Krushelniski's promotion to President & CEO, Heinz Canada, is in recognition of his tremendous accomplishments at HNA," said Joe Jimenez, President and CEO of Heinz North America. "He consistently delivers his financial targets, and has contributed much to the growth and performance of HNA over the years. His passion for Heinz Canada's business success, his proven leadership and his ability to deliver on his financial commitments to the company was key to his promotion today." ABOUT HEINZ: With sales over US$9 billion, H. J. Heinz Company H. J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ), commonly known as Heinz, famous for its "57 Varieties" slogan, is a processed food product company with its headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States of America. is one of the world's leading marketers of branded foods to supermarkets and away-from-home eating establishments. One of the 50 Heinz companies operating in some 200 countries, H.J. Heinz Company of Canada Ltd is a leading provider of ketchup, infant food, pet food, beans, pasta and other food products such as tomato juice and soups. Among Heinz Canada's famous brands are Heinz(R), 9-Lives(R), Kibbles 'n Bits Kibbles 'n Bits is a brand name of dog food manufactured and marketed by Del Monte Foods. It was originally created in 1981 as the first dual textured dog food, having soft chewy pieces as well as hard crunchy ones. In 1995, the brand was acquired by Del Monte. (R), Pounce(R), Bagel Bites(R) and Pablum(R). The company employs some 2,000 individuals at its headquarters, sales offices and manufacturing facilities across Canada. Information on Heinz is available at http://www.heinz.com. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.041601/bb8 |
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