COMPANY

Founded in 1939 when Nathan Cummings purchased the C. D. Kenny Company.

Official Website:
http://www.saralee.com/

Industry:
Food

Ticker:
NYSE:SLE

Corporate headquarters:
Chicago, IL

Sales:
$16B (2006)

Employees:
109,000

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Brenda C. Barnes	Business	c. 1953		CEO of Sara Lee
Barry H. Beracha	Business	c. 1941		CEO of Earthgrains Company, 1993-2001
George W. Bryan	Business	c. 1946		Old Waverly Investments
John H. Bryan	Business	5-Oct-1936		CEO of Sara Lee, 1975-2000
Susan E. Engel	Business	c. 1946		CEO of Lenox Group, 1996-2007
Paul Fulton	Business	c. 1934		President of Sara Lee, 1988-93
Linda P. Hefner	Business	c. 1960		EVP at Wal-Mart
Ronald A. McDougall	Business	12-Aug-1942		Brinker International, 1983-2004
C. Steven McMillan	Business	c. 1946		CEO of Sara Lee, 2000-05
Cary D. McMillan	Business	c. 1958		VP of Sara Lee, 1999-2004
Joseph F. Neely	Business	c. 1940		Senior VP at Sara Lee, 1987-93
Steve Odland	Business	1959		CEO of Office Depot
Marc Olivié	Business	1954		MRO Management BVBA
John Riccitiello	Business	c. 1959		CEO of Electronic Arts
Judith A. Sprieser	Business	3-Aug-1953		CFO of Sara Lee, 1995-99
Steven P. Stanbrook	Business	c. 1957		Executive at S. C. Johnson & Sons

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Brenda C. Barnes	Business	c. 1953		CEO of Sara Lee
Christopher B. Begley	Business	1952		CEO of Hospira
Virgis W. Colbert	Business	1939		EVP at Miller Brewing, 1997-2005
James S. Crown	Business	25-Jun-1953		Henry Crown and Company
Willie D. Davis	Football	24-Jul-1934		Businessman, former football player
Laurette T. Koellner	Business	c. 1955		President, Boeing International
Cees J. A. van Lede	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Azko Nobel, 1994-2003
Ian Prosser	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Six Continents plc, 1987-2000
Rozanne L. Ridgway	Diplomat	22-Aug-1935		Asst. Secy. of State for Europe, 1985-89
Norman R. Sorensen	Business	c. 1945		CEO of Principal International
Jonathan P. Ward	Business	c. 1954		CEO of ServiceMaster, 2001-06

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Paul Allaire	Business	21-Jul-1938		Twice CEO of Xerox
J. T. Battenberg III	Business	1944		CEO of Delphi, 1998-2005
John H. Bryan	Business	5-Oct-1936		CEO of Sara Lee, 1975-2000
Duane L. Burnham	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Abbott Laboratories, 1989-98
Cynthia Carroll	Business	c. 1956		CEO of Anglo American
Charles W. Coker	Business	10-May-1933		CEO of Sonoco Products, 1990-98
Vernon Jordan	Business	15-Aug-1935		Advisor to Bill Clinton
Paul W. McCracken	Economist	29-Dec-1915		Council of Economic Advisers, 1969-71
C. Steven McMillan	Business	c. 1946		CEO of Sara Lee, 2000-05
Cary D. McMillan	Business	c. 1958		VP of Sara Lee, 1999-2004
Newton N. Minow	Government	17-Jan-1926		FCC Chairman, 1961-63

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
A. D. David Mackay	Business	16-Aug-1955		CEO of Kellogg
Blythe J. McGarvie	Business	c. 1957		CFO of Bic, 1999-2002

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