“Mary Kay is a seasoned leader who brings a great wealth of relevant food and confectionery experience to her role as a member of the Hershey board,” said James Nevels, chairman of the board of directors. “She is an accomplished executive with extensive experience managing businesses in the consumer packaged goods industry and has an impressive track record in growing brands and developing new products.”
Haben, a respected business leader with demonstrated success in global management, retired in 2011 from a successful 33-year career managing consumer food and confectionery businesses.
At the time of her retirement, she was president, North America of Wm Wrigley Jr Company, a subsidiary of Mars Incorporated, where she led the integration of the Wrigley gum and Mars confections businesses in the US and Canada.
Prior to Mars’ acquisition of Wrigley in 2008, she was Wrigley’s group vice president and managing director, North America. Before Wrigley, Haben was with Kraft Foods for 27 years, where she led several multibillion dollar divisions, including the cheese, meals and enhancers divisions.
Source: Hershey Company
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