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This excerpt taken from the HSY 10-K filed Feb 23, 2007.

Our Executive Officers as of February 20, 2007

 

Name

  Age   

Positions Held During the Last Five Years

Richard H. Lenny

  55    Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (January 2002)

Marcella K. Arline

  54    Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer (June 2004); Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Affairs (December 2002); Senior Vice President, Human Resources (June 2002); Vice President, Human Resources (June 2001)

Christopher J. Baldwin(1)

  44    Senior Vice President, President North American Commercial Group (October 2006); Senior Vice President, President U.S. Commercial Group (November 2005); Senior Vice President, Global Chief Customer Officer (October 2004)

John P. Bilbrey(2)

  50    Senior Vice President, President International Commercial Group (November 2005); Senior Vice President, President Hershey International (November 2003)

Thomas K. Hernquist(3)

  48    Senior Vice President, Global Chief Growth Officer (November 2005); Senior Vice President, President U.S. Confectionery (February 2005); Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer (April 2003)

Burton H. Snyder

  59    Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (November 2003); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President, International (December 2002); Senior Vice President—Public Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary (January 2002)

Gregg A. Tanner(4)

  50    Senior Vice President, Global Operations (July 2006)

David J. West(5)

  43    Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer (January 2007); Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (January 2005); Senior Vice President, Chief Customer Officer (June 2004); Senior Vice President, Sales (December 2002); Senior Vice President, Business Planning and Development (June 2002); Vice President, Business Planning and Development (May 2001)

George F. Davis

  58    Vice President, Chief Information Officer (December 2000)

David W. Tacka

  53    Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer (February 2004); Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (April 2000)

There are no family relationships among any of the above-named officers of our Company.

 

(1) Mr. Baldwin was elected Senior Vice President, Global Chief Customer Officer effective October 25, 2004. Prior to joining our Company he was National Vice President, Field Sales and Logistics, Kraft Foods, Inc. (January 2004); National Vice President Sales and Logistics, Direct Store Delivery—Kraft Foods (January 2003); Vice President, Sales and Integrated Logistics, Nabisco Biscuit (January 2002).
(2) Mr. Bilbrey was elected Senior Vice President, President Hershey International effective November 5, 2003. Prior to joining our Company he was Executive Vice President, Sales—Mission Foods (May 2003); President and Chief Executive Officer—Danone Waters of North America, Inc., a division of Groupe Danone, Paris (June 2001).

 

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(3) Mr. Hernquist was elected Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer effective April 28, 2003. Prior to joining our Company he was Senior Vice President, Marketing—Jim Beam Brands, Fortune Brands (January 2002).
(4) Mr. Tanner was elected Senior Vice President, Global Operations effective July 17, 2006. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Tanner was a private investor (July 2005); Senior Vice President of Supply Chain, Conagra Foods—Retail Products Company (June 2002); Executive Vice President of Operations, Conagra Foods—Grocery Producers Group (September 2001).
(5) Mr. West was elected Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer effective January 24, 2007. He will continue to hold the position of Chief Financial Officer until his successor to that position is elected.

Our Executive Officers are generally elected each year at the organization meeting of the Board in April.

Information regarding the identification of the Audit Committee as a separately-designated standing committee of the Board and information regarding the status of one or more members of the Audit Committee being an “audit committee financial expert” is set forth in the Proxy Statement in the section entitled “Governance of the Company,” following the question “What are the committees of the Board and what are their functions?,” which information is incorporated herein by reference.

Reporting of any inadvertent late filings under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is set forth in the section of the Proxy Statement entitled “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance.” This information is incorporated herein by reference.

Information regarding our Code of Ethical Business Conduct applicable to our directors, officers and employees is set forth in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, under the heading “Available Information.”

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