David Pfanzelter has been senior vice president, Kellogg Company and president, specialty channels since May 2004. He is also a member of the company's global leadership team.
Mr. Pfanzelter began his foodservice career in 1975 with Oscar Mayer Foods Corporation. He moved up in the organization through several key sales and marketing positions, including director of marketing and national sales manager. In 1995, he was appointed vice president, sales of Kraft Foodservice, representing the combined manufactured brands of Oscar Mayer, General Foods and Kraft Foods.
In 1998, he joined the Keebler Foods Company as vice president and general manager of the foodservice division and was also a corporate officer. Following the acquisition of Keebler in 2001, Mr. Pfanzelter was named president of Kellogg's Food Away From Home. He was promoted to Kellogg Company vice president in 2003.
Since 1998, he has been on the board of directors of Doctor's Associates, the parent company of Subway Restaurants, the nation's largest restaurant chain. He also serves on the Board of the International Foodservice Manufacturer's Association as past chairman and a member of its executive committee. In 2002, he was their recipient of the annual President's Award in recognition of his significant contributions to the food service industry. In 2003, he was awarded IFMA's Key Person Award. In 2005, the Foodservice Industry's largest organization, NAFEM, bestowed on him an Honorary Doctorate Degree recognizing his accomplishments within the industry.
Mr. Pfanzelter received a bachelor's degree in marketing from the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater and continued his education at the University of Chicago School of Business.
Mr. Pfanzelter was born October 3, 1953, in Burlington, Wisconsin. He and his wife, Rose, reside in Chicago, Illinois. They have three children. |