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Karen May to join Kraft Foods as executive
vice-president of global human resources
NORTHFIELD, ILL. - Kraft Foods Inc. said Karen May
will join the company in October as executive vice-president
of global human resources. Ms. May, 47, will provide leadership for all of Kraft's human resources disciplines, including benefits, compensation, diversity, facilities management,
labor and employee relations, human resources strategy,
safety and security, and talent management.
Ms. May will report to Roger Deromedi, chief executive
officer of Kraft Foods, and join the Kraft executive team. She
replaces Terry Faulk, who is retiring after more than 38 years
with the company. She will work closely with Mr. Faulk to ensure a smooth
transition, prior to his retirement at
the end of the year.
"Karen's broad range of experiences and thorough understanding
of the human resources function will
serve her well in this role," Mr. Deromedi said. "I'm confident that she'll play a key role in driving Kraft's transformation to a more consumer-focused, innovative and nimble
company in the years ahead."
Ms. May is joining Kraft from Baxter International, Inc.,
where she has been corporate vice-president of human
resources since 2001. She joined Baxter in 1990 as director
of corporate audit and held several positions of increasing
responsibility, including vice-president of corporate audit

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and vice-president of international finance. In 1998, she became vice-president of global talent planning and staffing at
Baxter and, prior to her most recent assignment, was named
vice-president of human resources in 2000.
She began her career in finance, with PricewaterhouseCoopers. She has a bachelor's of science degree in accountancy
from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. MBN
The J. M. Smucker Co., Orrville, Ohio, has named
John W. Denman vice-president and controller. Mr.
Denman most recently was assistant controller. He
has been with the company since 1979 and has held a
variety of key financial management positions within
the company. Prior to being assistant controller, Mr.
Denman held the position of vice-president and chief
financial officer at Smucker Foods of Canada, the
company's Canadian subsidiary. He assumes the responsibilities from Richard G. Jirsa, who previously
announced his decision to retire at the end of calendar
2005. Mr. Jirsa, who has been with the company for 30
years, will continue to serve as a vice-president in accounting until his retirement this December. Mr. Denman received a bachelor 's degree in accounting from
Ashland University. MBN

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