Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Information regarding legal proceedings is available in Note J - Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
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Information About Executive Officers
The following table provides information regarding the executive officers of the Company as of December 5, 2024:
CURRENT OFFICE AND PREVIOUS
NAME AGE FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE DATES
James P. Snee 57 Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer 11/2017 to Present
Jacinth C. Smiley 56 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 01/2022 to Present
Group Vice President, Corporate Strategy
04/2021 to 12/2021
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, LyondellBasell Industries Holdings B.V. (chemicals)
04/2018 to 04/2021
John F. Ghingo
52 Executive Vice President, Retail
10/2024 to Present
Group Vice President, Retail
09/2024 to 10/2024
Chief Executive Officer, Whisps Acquisition Corporation (cheese and snack foods)
01/2022 to 08/2024
President, Applegate Farms, LLC (subsidiary of registrant)
04/2018 to 01/2022
Mark J. Ourada 59 Group Vice President, Foodservice
03/2018 to Present
Swen Neufeldt 51 Group Vice President, Hormel Foods International Corporation
06/2020 to Present
Vice President, Meat Products
10/2016 to 06/2020
Steve J. Lykken
54 Group Vice President, Supply Chain
02/2024 to Present
Group Vice President, Jennie-O Turkey Store
03/2021 to 02/2024
Senior Vice President/President, Jennie-O Turkey Store, Inc. (subsidiary of registrant)
12/2017 to 03/2021
Colleen R. Batcheler
50 Senior Vice President, External Affairs, and General Counsel
06/2024 to Present
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (vehicle rental)
05/2022 to 04/2024
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Conagra Brands, Inc. (consumer packaged foods)
09/2009 to 04/2022
Mary Katherine Clark
45 Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer
03/2024 to Present
Vice President of Communications, Mattress Firm Holding Corp. (retailer of mattresses and related products)
10/2022 to 02/2024
Senior Director of Communications, Mattress Firm Holding Corp.
10/2020 to 10/2022
Director of Communications, PepsiCo, Inc. (beverages and convenient foods)
03/2019 to 10/2020
Katherine M. Losness-Larson 59 Senior Vice President, Human Resources
10/2022 to Present
Director of Human Resources 10/2018 to 10/2022
Pierre M. Lilly 53 Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer 10/2020 to Present
Director of Internal Audit 05/2016 to 10/2020
Kevin L. Myers, Ph.D. 59 Senior Vice President, Research and Development and Quality Control
03/2015 to Present
Paul R. Kuehneman 53 Vice President and Controller 02/2022 to Present
Assistant Controller 01/2021 to 02/2022
Vice President and CFO, Jennie-O Turkey Store, Inc. (subsidiary of registrant)
05/2016 to 01/2021
No family relationship exists among the executive officers.
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