Doug Knudsen was named to his current role in 2005, providing sales leadership to the entire company. He became president, Retail Sales, in 2001. In his role, Doug oversees the sales of many consumer-favorite brands, including Healthy Choice, Orville Redenbacher's, Chef Boyardee, and Hebrew National.
Prior to becoming president of Retail Sales, Doug was president, Grocery Sales, ConAgra Grocery Products Company, formerly Hunt-Wesson. He began his career with Hunt-Wesson as a sales representative, eventually assuming several senior positions, including vice president and national sales manager, and senior vice president of Sales. ConAgra Foods acquired Hunt-Wesson with Beatrice Foods in 1990.
Doug serves on the Sales Vanguard Committee of the Grocery Manufacturers Association and is an advisory board member of the Computer Science Corporation. He has a bachelor's degree from Illinois State University |