Douglas Conant is an American businessman who was President and

CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a chief executive or managing director, is the top-ranking corporate officer charged with the management of an organization, usually a company or a nonprofit organization. CEOs find roles in variou ...

of the

Campbell Soup Company The Campbell's Company (doing business as Campbell's and formerly known as the Campbell Soup Company) is an American company, most closely associated with its flagship canned soup products. The classic red-and-white can design used by many Campbe ...

until July 31, 2011. Longtime protégé

Denise Morrison Denise M. Morrison (born January 13, 1954) is an American business executive who served as president (corporate title), president and chief executive officer of Campbell Soup Company from 2011 through 2018. Named the "21st Most Powerful Woman in ...

, who worked for him at Nabisco as well as Campbell's, succeeded him as CEO.

Education

A native of Chicago, Conant earned his BA degree from Northwestern University and his MBA from the JL Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern.

Business experience

Conant worked for

General Mills General Mills, Inc. is an American multinational corporation, multinational manufacturer and marketer of branded ultra-processed consumer foods sold through retail stores. Founded on the banks of the Mississippi River at Saint Anthony Falls in ...

and

Kraft Foods Kraft Foods Group, Inc. was an American food manufacturing and processing conglomerate (company), conglomerate, split from Kraft Foods Inc. on October 1, 2012, and was headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It became part of Kraft Heinz on July ...

. He was President of

Nabisco Nabisco (, abbreviated from the earlier name National Biscuit Company) is an American manufacturer of cookies and snacks headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey. The company is a subsidiary of Illinois-based Mondelēz International. Nabisco' ...

for five years prior to joining Campbell. While at Campbell, Conant led a highly successful turnaround following the layoff of much of the management team. Under his leadership, Campbell reversed a decline in market value, improved its financial profile and enhanced its diversity and inclusion practices. Conant was the chairman of

Avon Products Avon Products, Inc. ( ) is an Anglo-American multinational company selling cosmetics, skin care, perfume, and personal care products. It is a multi-level marketing company based in London. In 2020, Avon had annual sales of $9.1 billion worldwid ...

from 2013–2016. He founded ConantLeadership (a growing community of people dedicated to improving the quality of leadership in the 21st century) in 2011 and continues as CEO.

Publications

He is co-author of ''TouchPoints: Creating Powerful Leadership Connections in the Smallest of Moments'' and writes a column fo
Harvard Business Review
His second book,
The Blueprint: 6 Practical Steps to Lift Your Leadership to New Heights
' will be published in March 2020 by Wiley.

References

External links

Campbell Soup Company - Executive Team - Douglas R. ConantOfficial Website - Douglas R. Conant
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