Douglas Conant is an

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businessman who served as President and

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of the

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until July 31, 2011. Longtime protégé

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, 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

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and

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. He was President of

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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 formerly the chairm