COMPANY

Food company founded in 1901 by the merger of three milling companies. Owner of many brands, including Golden Grains, Snapple (sold off), Gatorade, etc. Merged with Pepsi in December 2001 in a $13.4B stock swap.

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

Industry:
Food

Ticker:
NYSE:OAT (defunct)

Corporate headquarters:
Chicago, IL

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William G. Barker	Business	c. 1959		CFO of Sun-Times Media Group
David L. Beré	Business	c. 1953		Interim CEO of Dollar General
Michael J. Callahan	Business	c. 1938		CEO of Material Sciences, 2003-04
Janet K. Cooper	Business	c. 1953		Senior VP and Treasurer of Qwest
Philip A. Marineau	Business	c. 1946		CEO of Levi Strauss, 1999-2006
Patricia B. Morrison	Business	c. 1959		CIO of Motorola
Robert S. Morrison	Business	c. 1941		Vice Chairman of Pepsi, 2003-05
William D. Smithburg	Business	9-Jul-1938		CEO of Quaker Oats, 1981-97

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Frank Carlucci	Government	18-Oct-1930		US Secretary of Defense, 1987-89
Kenneth Chenault	Business	2-Jun-1951		CEO of American Express
Armando M. Codina	Business	c. 1946		Founder of Codina Group
J. Michael Losh	Business	c. 1948		CFO of General Motors, 1994-2000
Vernon R. Loucks, Jr.	Business	c. 1935		CEO of Baxter International, 1980-99
Robert S. Morrison	Business	c. 1941		Vice Chairman of Pepsi, 2003-05
William D. Smithburg	Business	9-Jul-1938		CEO of Quaker Oats, 1981-97

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Luis P. Nieto, Jr.	Business	c. 1955		ConAgra executive
Steve Odland	Business	1959		CEO of Office Depot
Patricia K. Vincent	Business	c. 1959		Executive at Xcel Energy

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Wilford Brimley	Actor	27-Sep-1934		Grandfatherly actor, shill for Oatmeal Industry
Dorothy Dandridge	Actor	9-Nov-1922	8-Sep-1965	Carmen Jones
Ted Williams	Baseball	30-Aug-1918	5-Jul-2002	Cryonically preserved .400 hitter

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