Betsy Holden
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Betsy DeHaas Holden (born October 19, 1955) is an American businesswoman and corporate director of the Tribune Company. Holden is a senior advisor to McKinsey & Company and a member of the Duke University board of trustees.[1]
From 2001 to 2004, Holden served as co-CEO of Kraft Foods.[2][3]
Holden was born in Lubbock, Texas, and raised in Washington, Pennsylvania.[citation needed] Her father was an obstetrician and her mother was a former accountant.[citation needed]
Holden received her B.A. from Duke University in 1977, and an M.Ed. and an MBA from Northwestern University in 1978 & 1982.[4]
Career
Holden began her career as an assistant product manager in the desserts division of General Foods Corporation.[citation needed] In 1998, Holden was named executive vice president of Kraft Foods. In 2000, she was named president and CEO of Kraft Foods North America, and then in 2001 became co-CEO of Kraft Foods. In 2004, Holden was named president of Global Marketing and Category Development. She resigned from Kraft Foods Inc in 2005.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "University announces new members to the Board of Trustees | the Chronicle". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ↑ "Shelf-Determination". Forbes.
- ↑ "BW Online | June 27, 2000 | Can Betsy Holden Make Kraft-Nabisco a Tasty Blend?". Archived from the original on 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ↑ "Betsy Holden 1955— Biography - School years, Kraft foods, Personal mission, sources for further information".
- ↑ "Betsy Holden 1955— Biography - School years, Kraft foods, Personal mission, sources for further information".
- ↑ "Holden stepping down at Kraft - tribunedigital-chicagotribune". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2015-04-07.
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