COMPANY

Acquired Continental Baking Company in 1984, though that is now owned by Interstate Bakeries. Spun off Purina Mills, Inc. in 1986 (which is now owned by Land O'Lakes). Acquired Eveready in 1986, which it spun off as Energizer Holdings in 2000. Ralston Purina itself was acquired by Nestl� in 2001.

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

Industry:
Food

Corporate headquarters:
St. Louis, MO

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Clifford M. Hardin	Government	9-Oct-1915	4-Apr-2010	US Secretary of Agriculture, 1969-71
Joseph W. McClanathan	Business	c. 1953		President of Energizer Battery Div.
J. Patrick Mulcahy	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Energizer, 1986-2005

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John H. Biggs	Business	19-Jul-1936		CEO of TIAA-CREF, 1993-2002
Earl Butz	Government	3-Jul-1909	2-Feb-2008	Ford's disgraced Secretary of Agriculture
David C. Farrell	Business	c. 1934		CEO of May Department Stores, 1979-98
Charles F. Knight	Business	1936		CEO of Emerson Electric, 1973-2000
John F. McDonnell	Business	18-Mar-1938		CEO of McDonnell-Douglas, 1988-94
Katherine D. Ortega	Government	16-Jul-1934		Treasurer of the US, 1983-89

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William R. Johnson	Business	1949		CEO of Heinz
Lydia M. Marshall	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Versura, Inc., 1999-2004
Leonard H. Roberts	Business	19-Feb-1949		CEO of Radio Shack, 1999-2005

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Diebold	Author	8-Jun-1926	26-Dec-2005	Advocate of automation

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Frank Cady	Actor	8-Sep-1915	8-Jun-2012	Sam Drucker on Green Acres

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