David Palfenier
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President
ConAgra Foods Grocery Foods

"This is an exciting time at ConAgra Foods, as we continue our transformation from a commodity focus to a CPG force. We are focused on brand marketing and amplifying our portfolio of brands into marketplace powerhouses. Our model allows for exciting career opportunities for marketing leaders with a general management field of vision. This means early hands-on responsibility; ownership beyond what is possible in multi-level organizations; impact on decision-making; and the kind of high level marketing skill that generates brands like Healthy Choice, Chef Boyardee, Orville Redenbacher and Hebrew National. All of this requires a specific kind of leader, one who truly has general manager stretch. But for those individuals, ConAgra Foods is one of the best personal growth opportunities in all of CPG.

This is why we are so pleased to be a part of the Center for Brand and Product Management. We believe it provides business students exceptional training to become the most effective future brand leaders – the kind of leaders we are looking for. ConAgra Foods and I are excited to be a part of the Center because to reach our goals, we must find and attract the best and brightest talent to join our family and drive the future of our company."